Exodus 7:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ כָל־מִצְרַ֛יִם סְבִיבֹ֥ת הַיְאֹ֖ר מַ֣יִם לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת מִמֵּימֵ֖י הַיְאֹֽר

Transliteration

And-wayyaḥpərû all-Miṣrayim səḇîḇōt the-yəʾōr mayim to-lištôt because not yāḵəlû to-lištōt from-waters-of the-yəʾōr

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*wayyaḥpərû*: they dug/excavated/searched for
*səḇîḇōt*: around/surrounding/vicinity of

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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