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<p> ''''' wô´tẽrz ''''' ( מים , <i> ''''' mayim ''''' </i> , plural of * מי , <i> ''''' may ''''' </i> , "water"; in the New [[Testament]] ὕδωρ , <i> ''''' húdōr ''''' </i> , "water"; κινδύνοις ποταμῶν , <i> ''''' kindúnois ''''' </i> <i> ''''' potamṓn ''''' </i> ( 2 Corinthians 11:26 ), the King James Version "perils of waters," is in the Revised Version (British and American) "perils of rivers"): In the New Testament there is frequent reference to the water of baptism. Pilate washes his hands with water to signify his guiltlessness. [[Jesus]] tells the [[Samaritan]] woman of the living water. The Lamb shall guide the redeemed unto fountains of waters of life. </p> <p> The uses of <i> ''''' mayim ''''' </i> are well classified in <i> Bdb </i> , especially the figurative references, as follows: a symbol of distress, "when thou passest through the waters" ( Isaiah 43:2 ); of force, "like the breach of waters" ( 2 Samuel 5:20 ); of that which is overwhelming, "a tempest of mighty waters overflowing" ( Isaiah 28:2 ); of fear, "The hearts of the people ... became as water" ( Joshua 7:5 ); of transitoriness, "Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away" ( Job 11:16 ); of refreshment, "as streams of water in a dry place" ( Isaiah 32:2 ); of peace, "He leadeth me beside still waters" ( [[Psalm]] 23:2 ); of legitimate pleasures, "waters out of thine own cistern" ( Proverbs 5:15 ); of illegitimate pleasures, "Stolen waters are sweet" ( Proverbs 9:17 ); of that which is poured out abundantly, blood ( Psalm 79:3 ), wrath ( Hosea 5:10 ), justice ( Amos 5:24 ), groanings ( Job 3:24 ). </p>

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