Many families had their own cistern, from which they could draw water to quench their thirst. ​ — 2 Kings 18: 31; Jeremiah 6: 7.
وقد حفرت عائلات كثيرة جبًّا خاصا بهم يستقون منه الماء لإرواء عطشهم .‏ —‏ ٢ ملوك ١٨ :‏ ٣١ ؛‏ ارميا ٦ :‏ ٧‏ .‏