Exodus 8:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they piledוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ
(vai·yitz·be·ru)
6651: to heap upa prim. root
them in heaps,חֳמָרִ֣ם
(cho·ma·rim)
2563b: a heapfrom an unused word
and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root
became foul.וַתִּבְאַ֖שׁ
(vat·tiv·'ash)
887: to have a bad smell, to stinka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they gathered them together
tsabar  (tsaw-bar')
to aggregate -- gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
upon heaps
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
and the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
stank
ba'ash  (baw-ash')
to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally -- (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they piled them in heaps, and the land became foul.

King James Bible
And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They piled them in countless heaps, and there was a terrible odor in the land.

International Standard Version
They gathered them up into large piles and the land smelled terrible.

NET Bible
The Egyptians piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were piled into countless heaps, and the land began to stink because of them.

King James 2000 Bible
And they gathered them together in heaps: and the land stank.
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