And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.
And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.
Then Pharaoh went into his house, and did not take even this to heart.
And seven days went past, after the Lord had put his hand on the Nile.