Exodus

Exodus 12:29

²⁹Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at midnight	בַּחֲצִ֣י	ba·ḥă·ṣî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
the LORD	וַֽיהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
struck down	הִכָּ֣ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
every	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
firstborn	בְּכוֹר֮	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
male 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
from the firstborn	מִבְּכֹ֤ר	mib·bə·ḵōr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹה֙	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
who sat	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 prisoner	הַשְּׁבִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
in the dungeon	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
as well as all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the firstborn	בְּכ֥וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
among the livestock	בְּהֵמָֽה׃	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:51 · Exodus 4:23 · Psalm 135:8 · Psalm 105:36 · Psalm 136:10 · Exodus 11:4–5 · Exodus 12:12 · Numbers 8:17 · Hebrews 11:28 · Numbers 33:4 · Exodus 13:15 · Exodus 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.