Exodus 7:24
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And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

Exodus 7:18
And the fishes that are in the river, shall die, and the waters shall be corrupted, and the Egyptians shall be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.

Exodus 7:23
And he turned himself away, and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also.

Exodus 7:25
And seven days were fully ended, after that the Lord struck the river.

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

for they

Exodus 7:18-21 And the fishes that are in the river, shall die, and the waters shall be corrupted, and the Egyptians shall be afflicted when they drink the water of the river. . . .

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The First Plague: Blood
23And he turned himself away, and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also. 24And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.25And seven days were fully ended, after that the Lord struck the river.…
Lexicon
So all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Additional Translations
So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.And all the Egyptians dig round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

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

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river, so as to drink water, for they could not drink water from the river.

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

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

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

All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.

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.
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