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Exodus 9

1 Then Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Then Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • Go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • in unto Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • and tell H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • him, Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • of the Hebrews H5680 (עִבְרִי) — an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
  • Let my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • that they may serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For if thou refuse H3986 (מָאֵן) — unwilling
  • go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • and wilt hold H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…

3 behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Behold, the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • is H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
  • upon thy cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • upon the horses H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
  • upon the donkeys H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
  • upon the camels H1581 (גָּמָל) — a camel
  • upon the oxen H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
  • and upon the sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
  • a very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
  • grievous H3515 (כָּבֵד) — heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
  • pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence

4 And Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall sever H6395 (פָּלָה) — to distinguish (literally or figuratively)
  • between the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • and the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and there shall nothing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • the children’s H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…

5 And Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow Jehovah shall do this thing in the land.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • appointed H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
  • a set time H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
  • saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • To morrow H4279 (מָחָר) — properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • this thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

6 And Jehovah did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • that thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • on the morrow H4283 (מׇחֳרָת) — the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow
  • and all the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • but of the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • not one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • and, behold, there was not one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • of the cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • of the Israelites H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • And the heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • was hardened H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
  • and he did not let the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

8 And Jehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 8:16
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • and unto Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
  • Take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • to you handfuls H4393 (מְלֹא) — fulness (literally or figuratively)
  • to you handfuls H2651 (חֹפֶן) — a fist (only in the dual)
  • of ashes H6368 (פִּיחַ) — a powder (as easily puffed away), i.e. ashes or dust
  • of the furnace H3536 (כִּבְשָׁן) — a smelting furnace (as reducing metals)
  • and let Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • sprinkle H2236 (זָרַק) — to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
  • it toward the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • in the sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings

9 And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And it shall become small dust H80 (אָבָק) — light particles (as volatile)
  • in all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and shall be a boil H7822 (שְׁחִין) — inflammation, i.e. an ulcer
  • breaking forth H6524 (פָּרַח) — to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
  • blains H76 (אֲבַעְבֻּעָה) — an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)
  • upon man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • and upon beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
  • throughout all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Deuteronomy 28:27
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • ashes H6368 (פִּיחַ) — a powder (as easily puffed away), i.e. ashes or dust
  • of the furnace H3536 (כִּבְשָׁן) — a smelting furnace (as reducing metals)
  • and stood H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • and Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • sprinkled H2236 (זָרַק) — to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
  • it up toward heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • and it became a boil H7822 (שְׁחִין) — inflammation, i.e. an ulcer
  • breaking forth H6524 (פָּרַח) — to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
  • blains H76 (אֲבַעְבֻּעָה) — an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)
  • upon man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • and upon beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the magicians H2748 (חַרְטֹם) — a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
  • could H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
  • not stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • because H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of the boils H7822 (שְׁחִין) — inflammation, i.e. an ulcer
  • for the boil H7822 (שְׁחִין) — inflammation, i.e. an ulcer
  • was upon the magicians H2748 (חַרְטֹם) — a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
  • and upon all the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

12 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 4:21 · Exodus 7:13 · Exodus 9:7 · Psalms 81:11 · Revelation 16:10
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • hardened H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
  • the heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • and he hearkened H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
  • not unto them; as Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • had spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver

13 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 7:15 · Exodus 8:20 · Exodus 9:1 · Exodus 9:2
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • Rise up early H7925 (שָׁכַם) — literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
  • in the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
  • and stand H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto him, Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • of the Hebrews H5680 (עִבְרִי) — an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
  • Let my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • that they may serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

14 For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For I will at this time H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
  • send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • all my plagues H4046 (מַגֵּפָה) — a pestilence; by analogy, defeat
  • upon thine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • and upon thy servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • and upon thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • that thou mayest know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • none like me in all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

15 For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • For now I will stretch out H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • my hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • that I may smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
  • thee and thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • with pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence
  • and thou shalt be cut off H3582 (כָּחַד) — to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
  • from the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

16 but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And in very H199 (אוּלָם) — however or on the contrary
  • deed H5668 (עָבוּר) — properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
  • have I raised thee up H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
  • for to shew H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • thee my power H3581 (כֹּחַ) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
  • and that my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
  • may be declared H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
  • throughout all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • As yet exaltest H5549 (סָלַל) — to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)
  • thou thyself against my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • that thou wilt not let them go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

18 Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Behold, to morrow H4279 (מָחָר) — properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
  • about this time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
  • I will cause it to rain H4305 (מָטַר) — to rain
  • a very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
  • grievous H3515 (כָּבֵד) — heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
  • hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • such as hath not been H3644 (כְּמוֹ) — as, thus, so
  • in Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • since H4480 (מִן) — properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
  • the foundation H3245 (יָסַד) — to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
  • the foundation H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…

19 Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Habakkuk 3:2
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • gather H5756 (עוּז) — to be strong; causatively, to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) to save (by flight)
  • thy cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • and all that thou hast in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • every man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • and beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
  • which shall be found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
  • in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • and shall not be brought H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
  • home H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
  • the hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • shall come down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
  • upon them, and they shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

20 He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • He that feared H3373 (יָרֵא) — fearing; morally, reverent
  • the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • among the servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • made his servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • and his cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
  • into the houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

21 and he that regarded not the word of Jehovah left his servants and his cattle in the field.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And he that regarded H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • And he that regarded H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
  • not the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • left H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
  • his servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • and his cattle H4735 (מִקְנֶה) — something bought, i.e. property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
  • in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)

22 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 7:19 · Exodus 8:5 · Exodus 8:16 · Joshua 10:11 · Revelation 16:21
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • Stretch forth H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
  • thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • toward heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • that there may be hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • in all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • upon man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • and upon beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
  • and upon every herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
  • of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • throughout the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • stretched forth H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
  • his rod H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
  • toward heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • sent H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
  • thunder H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • and hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • and the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
  • ran along H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • upon the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • rained H4305 (מָטַר) — to rain
  • hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • upon the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • So there was hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • and fire H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • and fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
  • mingled H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
  • with the hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
  • grievous H3515 (כָּבֵד) — heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
  • such as there was none H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
  • like it in all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • since it became a nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 9:6 · Joshua 10:11 · Psalms 78:47 · Psalms 78:48 · Psalms 105:32
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
  • throughout all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • both man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
  • and beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
  • every herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
  • of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
  • and brake H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
  • every tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Only in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Goshen H1657 (גֹּשֶׁן) — Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
  • where the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • was there no hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail

27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: Jehovah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • and called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • for Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • and Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
  • and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto them, I have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
  • this time H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
  • and I and my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

28 Entreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Intreat H6279 (עָתַר) — to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • enough H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
  • mighty H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • thunderings H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • and hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • and I will let you go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • and ye shall stay H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
  • no longer H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah’s.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto him, As soon as I am gone out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • I will spread abroad H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
  • my hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • the thunder H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • shall cease H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
  • neither shall there be any more hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • that thou mayest know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • how that the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Proverbs 16:6 · Isaiah 26:10 · Isaiah 63:17
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • But as for thee and thy servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
  • I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • that ye will not yet fear H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • that ye will not yet fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…

31 And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Ruth 1:22 · Ruth 2:23 · Amos 4:9 · Habakkuk 3:17
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the flax H6594 (פִּשְׁתָּה) — flax; by implication, a wick
  • and the barley H8184 (שְׂעֹרָה) — barley (as villose)
  • was smitten H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
  • for the barley H8184 (שְׂעֹרָה) — barley (as villose)
  • in the ear H24 (אָבִיב) — green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
  • bolled H1392 (גִּבְעֹל) — the calyx of a flower

32 But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 10:5 · Exodus 10:12 · Exodus 10:22
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • But the wheat H2406 (חִטָּה) — wheat, whether the grain or the plant
  • and the rie H3698 (כֻּסֶּמֶת) — spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn)
  • were not smitten H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
  • for they H2007 (הֵנָּה) — themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)
  • not grown up H648 (אָפִיל) — unripe

33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Jehovah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 8:8 · Exodus 8:12 · Exodus 9:29 · Exodus 10:18
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • from Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • and spread abroad H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
  • his hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • and the thunders H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • and hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • ceased H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
  • and the rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
  • was not poured H5413 (נָתַךְ) — to flow forth (literally or figuratively); by implication, to liquify
  • upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And when Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • that the rain H4306 (מָטַר) — rain
  • and the hail H1259 (בָּרָד) — hail
  • and the thunders H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
  • were ceased H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
  • he sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
  • yet more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
  • and hardened H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
  • his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • he and his servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant

35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go, as Jehovah had spoken by Moses.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 3:19 · Exodus 4:21 · Exodus 7:13
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • was hardened H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
  • neither would he let the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • go H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • as Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • had spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • by H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver