Exodus 7:24 Go deeper
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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)
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וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.Ruand they dug
Lemma: חָפַר (cha.phar) · Strong's: H2658
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to search
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:19, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2658; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 1
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 2
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 3
סְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.Votaround
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)
Meaning: around: side
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11, Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439H; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 4
הַיְאֹ֖רhay.'Orthe River
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 5
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 6
לִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.Totto drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 7
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 8
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 9
יָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.Luthey were able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 10
לִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.Totto drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 11
מִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.Meiany of [the] water of
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 12
הַיְאֹֽר\׃hay.'Orthe River
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Exodus 7:24 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the Egyptians | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| dug | → | חָפַר H2658 to search |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439H around: side |
| the Nile | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
| for water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they could | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| from the river | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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