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Exodus 7:24

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

Foderunt autem omnes Ægyptii per circuitum fluminis aquam ut biberent : non enim poterant bibere de aqua fluminis.

Vulgate

ὤρυξαν δὲ πάντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κύκλῳ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ὥστε πιεῖν ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιεῖν ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ.

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַ/יְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִ/שְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִ/שְׁתֹּ֔ת מִ/מֵּימֵ֖י הַ/יְאֹֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חָֽפְרוּ֙
chprv
verb · 22×
יְאֹ֔ר
y'r
noun · 64×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
noun · 76×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
סָבִֽיב
sbyb
noun · 334×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 7:18 — And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.