Bible Dictionary
SLUICE
In the King James Version, “sluice” refers to a channel or structure for managing water, mentioned with ponds for fish. Later translations understand the difficult passage in Isaiah 19:10 differently, referring to workers for hire or those who make dams.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in Isaiah’s description of Egypt and concerns the people whose work or structures are associated with the nation’s water management, according to the older translation.