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וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvayachpervand search outחָפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and search out”, the next action in the storyH2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to exploredig, paw, search out, seek.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִצְרַ֛יִםmitsrayimof Egyptמִצְרִיnoun, proper name — “of Egypt”H4713a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of MitsrajimEgyptian, of Egypt.סְבִיבֹ֥תsevivotaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.הַיְאֹ֖רhayorthe riverיְאֹרdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the river”H2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.מַ֣יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).לִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlishtotto banquetשָׁתָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to banquet”, the to-form of the verbH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֤אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָֽכְלוּ֙yakhelvbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be able”, a completed actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לִשְׁתֹּ֔תlishtotto banquetשָׁתָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to banquet”, the to-form of the verbH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)מִמֵּימֵ֖יmimeymefrom waterמַיִםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הַיְאֹֽרhayorthe riverיְאֹרdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the river”H2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Young’s Literal Translation
and all the Egyptians seek water round about the river to drink, for they have not been able to drink of the waters of the River.
World English Bible
All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn’t drink the river water.
Darby Translation
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Douay-Rheims
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river, so as to drink water, for they could not drink water from the river.
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