I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”2 Kings 19:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר׃
- אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- קַ֔רְתִּיKar.ti“I have dug”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קוּר · “to dig” · Strong's H6979A
- וְשָׁתִ֖יתִיve.sha.Ti.ti“and I have drunk”Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
- מַ֣יִםMa.yim“water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- זָרִ֑יםza.Rim“strange”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
- וְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.Riv“so I may dry up”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular · from חָרֵב · “to dry” · Strong's H2717A
- בְּכַף־be.khaf-“with [the] sole of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “sole” · Strong's H3709H
- פְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.Mai“feet my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
- כֹּ֖לkol“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- יְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.Rei“[the] canals of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יְאֹר · “stream” · Strong's H2975H
- מָצֽוֹר׃ma.Tzor“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מָצוֹר · “Egypt” · Strong's H4693
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info