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Psalms 78:44

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

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ASV

And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

KJV

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

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6 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.Fokhand he turnedH2015 →
לְ֭דָםLe.dominto bloodH1818 →
יְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.Hemcanals theirH2975 →
וְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.Hemand streams theirH5140 →
בַּל־bal-notH1077 →
יִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.Yunthey drank !H8354 →

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Exodus 7:20Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood.Psalms 105:29He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.Revelation 16:3–6And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.Exodus 7:17–21This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.Revelation 16:3And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.Exodus 7:17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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