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Exodus 7:24

So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.

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ASV

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

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.Ruand they dugH2658 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4713 →
סְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotaroundH5439 →
הַיְאֹ֖רhay.'Orthe RiverH2975 →
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
לִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.Totto drinkH8354 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.Luthey were ableH3201 →
לִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.Totto drinkH8354 →
מִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.Meiany of [the] water ofH4325 →
הַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'Orthe RiverH2975 →

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Exodus 7:18The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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