Focused Passage

Exodus 9:1-7

Livestock, Boils, Hail, and the LORD’s Sovereign Display

The LORD strikes Egypt’s livestock while preserving Israel’s, afflicts Egypt with boils that silence the magicians, and sends devastating hail while declaring that Pharaoh exists for the display of God’s power and name.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

2 But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,

3 then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.

4 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”

5 The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”

6 And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

7 Pharaoh sent officials and found that none of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular Go בֹּ֖א H935 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֑ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular and tell him וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular that אֵלָ֗יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular this is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Hebrews הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים H5680 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural says אָמַ֤ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Let My people עַמִּ֖י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular go שַׁלַּ֥ח H7971 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker so that they may worship Me וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ H5647 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Verse 2

Original words

But כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction if אִם־ H518 Conjunction you אַתָּ֖ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular continue וְעוֹדְךָ֖ H5750 Conjunctive waw | Adverb | second person masculine singular to restrain מַחֲזִ֥יק H2388 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular them בָּֽם׃ Preposition | third person masculine plural and refuse מָאֵ֥ן H3986 Adjective - masculine singular to let them go לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ H7971 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 3

Original words

then הִנֵּ֨ה H2009 Interjection the hand יַד־ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will bring הוֹיָ֗ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular a severe כָּבֵ֥ד H3515 Adjective - masculine singular . . . מְאֹֽד׃ H3966 Adverb plague דֶּ֖בֶר H1698 Noun - masculine singular on your livestock בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ H4735 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative in the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה H7704 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular on your horses בַּסּוּסִ֤ים H5483 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural donkeys בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ H2543 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural camels בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים H1581 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural herds בַּבָּקָ֖ר H1241 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and flocks וּבַצֹּ֑אן H6629 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 4

Original words

But the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will make a distinction וְהִפְלָ֣ה H6395 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular between בֵּ֚ין H996 Preposition the livestock מִקְנֵ֣ה H4735 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וּבֵ֖ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and the livestock מִקְנֵ֣ה H4735 Noun - masculine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular so that no [animal] וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . דָּבָֽר׃ H1697 Noun - masculine singular belonging to מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the Israelites לִבְנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular will die יָמ֛וּת H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

The LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular set וַיָּ֥שֶׂם H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a time מוֹעֵ֣ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular saying לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Tomorrow מָחָ֗ר H4279 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will do יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular this הַזֶּ֖ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular . . . הַדָּבָ֥ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular in the land בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

And the next day מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת H4283 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - הַדָּבָ֤ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular did וַיַּ֨עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular just that הַזֶּה֙ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular All כֹּ֖ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the livestock מִקְנֵ֣ה H4735 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Egyptians מִצְרָ֑יִם H4713 Noun - proper - feminine singular died וַיָּ֕מָת H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular but not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle one אֶחָֽד׃ H259 Number - masculine singular animal וּמִמִּקְנֵ֥ה H4735 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct belonging to the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular died מֵ֥ת H4191 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular sent officials וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and found that וְהִנֵּ֗ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection none לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . אֶחָ֑ד H259 Number - masculine singular of the livestock מִמִּקְנֵ֥ה H4735 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct vvv יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular of the Israelites עַד־ H5704 Preposition had died מֵ֛ת H4191 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular But Pharaoh’s פַּרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular heart לֵ֣ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct was hardened וַיִּכְבַּד֙ H3513 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular and he would not וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle let the people הָעָֽם׃פ H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular go שִׁלַּ֖ח H7971 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker

BSB notes

  • Or made heavy; also in verse 34

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