And behold, this is the language of the Ramban in his explanation of the description of bringing this plague, "And he lifted his staff and struck the water" – that he raised and stretched out his hand over the land of Egypt towards all the directions, and afterwards struck the waters in the river in the sight of Pharaoh, and all the waters in the river turned to blood before his eyes, and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. It is clear from his words that there were two actions: the first, that he raised and stretched out his hand over the land of Egypt towards all the directions. And the second, striking the waters in the river. According to our approach, it is truly beautiful and fitting, since they are two separate matters with a different reason for each, it makes sense that two actions were required. The first to strike all the waters of Egypt by raising the staff and stretching it over the land of Egypt towards all the directions, so that all the waters of Egypt would be struck as retribution for the spilled blood of Israel. And the second, striking the waters in the river, an action with its own purpose – striking the god of Egypt.