Exodus

Exodus 11:4–5

⁴So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, ⁵and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

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Exodus 11:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
declared	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This is what	כֹּ֖ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
About midnight	כַּחֲצֹ֣ת	ka·ḥă·ṣōṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2676 division, middle
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will go	יוֹצֵ֖א	yō·w·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
throughout	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Exodus 11:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
firstborn son	בְּכוֹר֮	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will die	וּמֵ֣ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
from the firstborn	מִבְּכ֤וֹר	mib·bə·ḵō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹה֙	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
who sits	הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his throne	כִּסְא֔וֹ	kis·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3678 seat
to	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of the servant girl	הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה	haš·šip̄·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
behind	אַחַ֣ר	’a·ḥar	Preposition	H310 behind
the hand mill	הָרֵחָ֑יִם	hā·rê·ḥā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H7347 mill
as well as the firstborn	בְּכ֥וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the cattle	בְּהֵמָֽה׃	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

Cross-references

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Exodus 11:4 Exodus 12:29 · Amos 4:10 · Exodus 12:12 · Job 34:20 · Psalm 60:10 · Amos 5:17 · 2 Samuel 5:24 · Micah 2:13 · Isaiah 42:13 · Matthew 25:6 · Exodus 12:23

Exodus 11:5 Psalm 78:51 · Psalm 105:36 · Exodus 13:15 · Exodus 12:29 · Exodus 4:23 · Psalm 136:10 · Exodus 12:12 · Matthew 24:41 · Psalm 135:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.