Exodus

Exodus 7:24

²⁴So 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֛יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
dug	וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ	way·yaḥ·pə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2658 dig, search for
around	סְבִיבֹ֥ת	sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the Nile	הַיְאֹ֖ר	hay·’ōr	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
for water	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
to drink	לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת	liš·tō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they could	יָֽכְלוּ֙	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drink	לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת	liš·tōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
the water	מִמֵּימֵ֖י	mim·mê·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
from the river	הַיְאֹֽר׃	hay·’ōr	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.