* wateredst it with thy foot.
Rain seldom falls in Egypt; the land being chiefly watered by
the inundations of the Nile. In order to water the grounds
where the inundations do not extend, water is collected in
ponds, and directed in streamlets to the different parts of
the field where irrigation is necessary. It is no unusual
thing in the East to see a man, with a small mattock, making a
little trench for the water to run into; and, as he opens the
passage, the water following, he uses his foot to raise up the
mould against the side of this little channel, to prevent the
water from being shed unnecessarily, before it reaches the
place of its destination. Hence he may justly be said to
water the ground with his foot.
Zec 14:18
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