King James Version
Psalms 105:29 in the King James Version says “He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 105 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.”
Psalms 105:29 · KJV
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.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He turned”
H2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“into blood”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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