And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
and all the Egyptians seek water round about the river to drink, for they have not been able to drink of the waters of the River.
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus