King James Version
Psalms 105:28 in the King James Version says “He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 105 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.”
Psalms 105:28 · KJV
He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. his: Heb. words of his signs
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
“and made it dark”
H2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and they rebelled”
H4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“not against his word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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