Exodus 7:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from 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.

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

Hebrew
So all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the Egyptians
מִצְרַ֛יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

dug
וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ (way·yaḥ·pə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2658: To pry into, to delve, to explore

around
סְבִיבֹ֥ת (sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

the Nile
הַיְאֹ֖ר (hay·’ōr)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2975: Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris

for water
מַ֣יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

to drink,
לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת (liš·tō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they could
יָֽכְלוּ֙ (yā·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

drink
לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת (liš·tōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

the water
מִמֵּימֵ֖י (mim·mê·mê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

from the river.
הַיְאֹֽר׃ (hay·’ōr)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2975: Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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