60 The text stresses that the water in the Nile, and Nile water that had been diverted or collected for use, was polluted and undrinkable. Water underground also was from the Nile, but it had not been contaminated, certainly not with dead fish, and so would be drinkable.

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And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile.

And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river.

All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink because they could not drink the water from the river.

Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile.

And all of the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they were unable to drink from the water of the Nile.

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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