The Meaning of Exodus 7:24 Explained

Exodus 7:24

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

YLT: 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.

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

ASV: 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 7:24?

MEANING: What does Exodus 7:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 7:24 mean?

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What is the context of Exodus 7:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 7:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 7:14-25 - Sign Of The Waters Turned To Blood

Satan will mimic God's work up to a point. We are told that Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses; but even then Moses' rod swallowed their rods. They were defeated in their own realm, that Pharaoh's faith in them might be shaken. But it was in their predictions of what was coming that the Hebrew brethren specially attested their superiority. The sky was roseate with the blush of dawn, as Pharaoh, accompanied by his court, came to perform his customary ablutions or to worship at the brink of the Nile. Moses met him with the peremptory summons, "Let my people go"¦" and in accordance with his prediction the Nile became as blood. But since by their clever legerdemain the magicians appeared able to do as much, his heart was hardened-i.e., "he did not set his heart to it." In other words, he would not consider the message sent to him by the hand of God's accredited messengers. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 7

¹ Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh
⁸ Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent
¹¹ The sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's
¹³ Pharaoh's heart is hardened
¹⁴ God's message to Pharaoh
¹⁹ The river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians

What do the individual words in Exodus 7:24 mean?

So dug all Egypt all around the Nile for water to drink because not they could drink the water of the Nile

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

וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ	So dug
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חָפַר Sense: to dig, search for.
מִצְרַ֛יִם	Egypt
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרִי Sense: Egyptian—an inhabitant or citizen of Egypt.
סְבִיבֹ֥ת	all around
Parse: Adverb Root: מוּסָב Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
הַיְאֹ֖ר	the Nile
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְאֹר Sense: river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal.
מַ֣יִם	for water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת	to drink
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.
כִּ֣י	because
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יָֽכְלוּ֙	they could
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָכֹל Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
לִשְׁתֹּ֔ת	drink
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.
מִמֵּימֵ֖י	the water
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
הַיְאֹֽר	of the Nile
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְאֹר Sense: river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal.

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