Verse 24

{ "verseID": "Exodus.7.24", "source": "וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל־מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַיְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת מִמֵּימֵ֖י הַיְאֹֽר", "text": "And-*wayyaḥpərû* all-*Miṣrayim* *səḇîḇōt* the-*yəʾōr* *mayim* to-*lištôt* because not *yāḵəlû* to-*lištōt* from-waters-of the-*yəʾōr*", "grammar": { "*wayyaḥpərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they dug", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*səḇîḇōt*": "feminine plural noun construct - around", "*yəʾōr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the river/Nile", "*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - water", "*lištôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*yāḵəlû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were able" }, "variants": { "*wayyaḥpərû*": "they dug/excavated/searched for", "*səḇîḇōt*": "around/surrounding/vicinity of" } }

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