Focused Passage

Exodus 9:8-12

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

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.

9 It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”

10 So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.

11 The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.

12 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said to Moses.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Cross-references

Exodus 8:16 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 10:2 Classic cross-references Revelation 16:2 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:27 OliveGrove study links Genesis 12:3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-14 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָה֮ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֣ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְאֶֽל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and Aaron אַהֲרֹן֒ H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular Take קְח֤וּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural handfuls מְלֹ֣א H4393 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . חָפְנֵיכֶ֔ם H2651 Noun - masculine dual construct | second person masculine plural of soot פִּ֖יחַ H6368 Noun - masculine singular construct from the furnace כִּבְשָׁ֑ן H3536 Noun - masculine singular in the sight לְעֵינֵ֥י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc of Pharaoh פַרְעֹֽה׃ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular Moses מֹשֶׁ֛ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular is to toss it וּזְרָק֥וֹ H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular into the air הַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָה H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Revelation 16:2 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:27 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:35 Classic cross-references Job 2:7 Classic cross-references Leviticus 13:18 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-14 OliveGrove study links

Original words

It will become וְהָיָ֣ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular fine dust לְאָבָ֔ק H80 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular over עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition all the כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְהָיָ֨ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular festering אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת H76 Noun - feminine plural boils לִשְׁחִ֥ין H7822 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular will break out פֹּרֵ֛חַ H6524 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition man הָאָדָ֜ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and beast הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular throughout בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the land אֶ֥רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct . . . מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Exodus 15:26 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:27 OliveGrove study links Genesis 12:3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-14 OliveGrove study links

Original words

So they took וַיִּקְח֞וּ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker soot פִּ֣יחַ H6368 Noun - masculine singular construct from the furnace הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן H3536 Article | Noun - masculine singular and stood וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ H5975 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Pharaoh פַרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular tossed וַיִּזְרֹ֥ק H2236 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular it אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular into the air הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular and וַיְהִ֗י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular festering אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת H76 Noun - feminine plural boils שְׁחִין֙ H7822 Noun - masculine singular broke out פֹּרֵ֕חַ H6524 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on man בָּאָדָ֖ם H120 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and beast וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ H929 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 7:15 Classic cross-references Exodus 8:18 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:8 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:9 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:27 Classic cross-references Genesis 12:3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-14 OliveGrove study links

Original words

The magicians הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים H2748 Article | Noun - masculine plural could יָכְל֣וּ H3201 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle stand לַעֲמֹ֛ד H5975 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular because מִפְּנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct the boils הַשְּׁחִ֑ין H7822 Article | Noun - masculine singular - כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction - הַשְּׁחִ֔ין H7822 Article | Noun - masculine singular had broken out הָיָ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular on [them] בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם H2748 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural and on all וּבְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the Egyptians מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4713 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Exodus 4:21 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:27 OliveGrove study links Genesis 12:3 OliveGrove study links Genesis 15:13-14 OliveGrove study links

Original words

But the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker hardened וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק H2388 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Pharaoh’s פַּרְעֹ֔ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular heart לֵ֣ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct and he would not וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle listen שָׁמַ֖ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to them אֲלֵהֶ֑ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition had said דִּבֶּ֥ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular to Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃ס H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Or stiffened or strengthened; also in verse 35

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