Psalms
Psalm 78:44
44He turned their rivers to blood,
and from their streams they could not drink.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He turned | וַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְ | way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| their rivers | יְאֹרֵיהֶ֑ם | yə·’ō·rê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2975 stream |
| to blood | לְ֭דָם | lə·ḏām | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| and from their streams | וְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗ם | wə·nō·zə·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil |
| they could not | בַּל־ | bal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| drink | יִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃ | yiš·tā·yūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H8354 drink |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 105:29 · Revelation 16:3–6 · Exodus 7:17–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.