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

1Then 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.

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

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

4But 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.’”

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

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

7Pharaoh 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 LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularGoבֹּ֖אH935Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularand tell himוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthatאֵלָ֗יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםH5680Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralsaysאָמַ֤רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularLet My peopleעַמִּ֖יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singulargoשַׁלַּ֥חH7971Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerso that they may worship Meוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃H5647Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Verse 2

Original words

Butכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionifאִם־H518Conjunctionyouאַתָּ֖הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularcontinueוְעוֹדְךָ֖H5750Conjunctive waw | Adverb | second person masculine singularto restrainמַחֲזִ֥יקH2388Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularthemבָּֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine pluraland refuseמָאֵ֥ןH3986Adjective - masculine singularto let them goלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַH7971Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Verse 3

Original words

thenהִנֵּ֨הH2009Interjectionthe handיַד־H3027Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill bringהוֹיָ֗הH1961Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singulara severeכָּבֵ֥דH3515Adjective - masculine singular. . .מְאֹֽד׃H3966Adverbplagueדֶּ֖בֶרH1698Noun - masculine singularon your livestockבְּמִקְנְךָ֙H4735Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularon your horsesבַּסּוּסִ֤יםH5483Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraldonkeysבַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙H2543Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralcamelsבַּגְּמַלִּ֔יםH1581Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralherdsבַּבָּקָ֖רH1241Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand flocksוּבַצֹּ֑אןH6629Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Verse 4

Original words

But the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill make a distinctionוְהִפְלָ֣הH6395Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbetweenבֵּ֚יןH996Prepositionthe livestockמִקְנֵ֣הH4735Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וּבֵ֖יןH996Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the livestockמִקְנֵ֣הH4735Noun - masculine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularso that no [animal]וְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .דָּבָֽר׃H1697Noun - masculine singularbelonging toמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwill dieיָמ֛וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 5

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The LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara timeמוֹעֵ֣דH4150Noun - masculine singularsayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructTomorrowמָחָ֗רH4279Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthisהַזֶּ֖הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .הַדָּבָ֥רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularin the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 6

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And the next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תH4283Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הַדָּבָ֤רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singulardidוַיַּ֨עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularjust thatהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularAllכֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe livestockמִקְנֵ֣הH4735Noun - masculine singular constructof the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםH4713Noun - proper - feminine singulardiedוַיָּ֕מָתH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularbut notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleoneאֶחָֽד׃H259Number - masculine singularanimalוּמִמִּקְנֵ֥הH4735Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructbelonging to the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardiedמֵ֥תH4191Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularsent officialsוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand found thatוְהִנֵּ֗הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionnoneלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .אֶחָ֑דH259Number - masculine singularof the livestockמִמִּקְנֵ֥הH4735Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularof the Israelitesעַד־H5704Prepositionhad diedמֵ֛תH4191Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularBut Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singularheartלֵ֣בH3820Noun - masculine singular constructwas hardenedוַיִּכְבַּד֙H3513Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand he would notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelet the peopleהָעָֽם׃פH5971Article | Noun - masculine singulargoשִׁלַּ֖חH7971Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker

BSB notes

  • Or made heavy; also in verse 34

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