Exodus 7:24 Lexicon: So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the Nile.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
So all	כָל־ (chol-)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
the Egyptians		4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa	of uncertain derivation
dug	וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ (vai·yach·pe·ru)	2658: to dig, search for	a prim. root
around	סְבִיבֹ֥ת (se·vi·vot)	5439: circuit, round about	from sabab
the Nile	הַיְאֹ֖ר (hay·'or)	2975: stream (of the Nile), stream, canal	of foreign origin
for water	מַ֣יִם (ma·yim)	4325: waters, water	a prim. root
to drink,	לִשְׁתֹּ֑ות (lish·to·vt;)	8354: to drink	a prim. root
for they could	יָֽכְלוּ֙ (ya·che·lu)	3201: to be able, have power	a prim. root
not drink	לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת (lish·tot,)	8354: to drink	a prim. root
of the water	מִמֵּימֵ֖י (mim·mei·mei)	4325: waters, water	a prim. root
of the Nile.	הַיְאֹֽר׃ (hay·'or.)	2975: stream (of the Nile), stream, canal	of foreign origin

KJV Lexicon

And all the Egyptians
Mitsrayim (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

digged
chaphar (khaw-far')
to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek.

round about
cabiyb (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

the river
y`or (yeh-ore')
brook, flood, river, stream.

for water
mayim (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).

to drink
shathah (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.

for they could
yakol (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

not drink
shathah (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.

of the water
mayim (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).

of the river
y`or (yeh-ore')
brook, flood, river, stream.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the Nile.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink the water from the river.

International Standard Version
All the Egyptians dug around the Nile River for water to drink because they could not drink from the water in the Nile River.

NET Bible
All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the Nile.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink because they couldn't drink any of the water from the river.

King James 2000 Bible
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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