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foul (רפשׂ, raÌ„phas; ἀκαÌθαÏτος, akaÌthartos): The verb “to foul†(defile) occurs as the translation of raÌ„phas, “to trample†or “muddle†(streams) (; ); of hÌ£aÌ„mar, “to burn,†“to be red†(, “My face is foul with weeping,†the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version, margin “redâ€); of mirpaÌ„s, “a treading†(). The adjective is the translation of akathartos, “unclean,†“impure,†“wicked†(; , “foul spirit,†the Revised Version (British and American) “uncleanâ€), and of cheimō̇n, “winter,†“stormy or foul weather†(). the Revised Version (British and American) has “The rivers shall become foul†() instead of the King James Version “They shall turn the rivers far away,†the English Revised Version “The rivers shall stink.â€