Psalms 105:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Exod 7:20-21 : 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
Ps 78:44 : 44 And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.
Isa 50:2 : 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.
Ezek 29:4-5 : 4 And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales. 5 And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
Rev 16:3 : 3 And the second {G32} poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, [even] the things that were in the sea.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 78:43-45
3 verses
86%
43How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,
44And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.
45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.
Exod 7:17-21
5 verses
80%
17Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
18And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.
19And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
20And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
Ps 105:30-33
4 verses
80%
30Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.
31He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.
32He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land.
33He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.
Ps 105:27-28
2 verses
77%
27They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.
Ps 105:35-36
2 verses
73%
35And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.
Ps 105:25
73%
25He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.
Ps 135:8-10
3 verses
73%
8Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;
9Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;
10Who smote many nations, And slew mighty kings,
Ps 106:9-11
3 verses
73%
9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of them left.
Ps 78:50
72%
50He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,
Ps 107:33
72%
33He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty ground;
Ps 106:29
71%
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them.
Exod 15:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
5The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.
Ps 105:41
71%
41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places [like] a river.
Exod 7:25
70%
25And seven days were fulfilled, after that Jehovah had smitten the river.
Rev 16:4
70%
4And the third {G32} poured out his bowl into the rivers and the {G1519} fountains of the waters; and it became blood.
Ps 106:32
70%
32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
Deut 11:4
70%
4and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how Jehovah hath destroyed them unto this day;
Ps 78:16
70%
16He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Heb 11:29
70%
29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.
Exod 15:10
70%
10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Exod 15:8
70%
8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Exod 4:9
69%
9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
Ps 78:20
69%
20Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?
Exod 8:13
69%
13And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.
Neh 9:11
69%
11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Ps 106:7
69%
7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
Isa 19:10
69%
10And the pillars [of Egypt] shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire [shall be] grieved in soul.
Exod 8:24
69%
24And Jehovah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
Ps 78:13
69%
13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.