Exodus
Exodus 9:3–6
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 9:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the hand | יַד־ | yaḏ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will bring | הוֹיָ֗ה | hō·w·yāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a severe | כָּבֵ֥ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| plague | דֶּ֖בֶר | de·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| on your livestock | בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ | bə·miq·nə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4735 cattle |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| on your horses | בַּסּוּסִ֤ים | bas·sū·sîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| donkeys | בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ | ba·ḥă·mō·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| camels | בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים | bag·gə·mal·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| herds | בַּבָּקָ֖ר | bab·bā·qār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and flocks | וּבַצֹּ֑אן | ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
Exodus 9:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will make a distinction | וְהִפְלָ֣ה | wə·hip̄·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6395 be separated, distinct |
| between | בֵּ֚ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the livestock | מִקְנֵ֣ה | miq·nêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and the livestock | מִקְנֵ֣ה | miq·nêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| so that no | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| belonging to | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | לִבְנֵ֥י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| will die | יָמ֛וּת | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Exodus 9:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| set | וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a time | מוֹעֵ֣ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Tomorrow | מָחָ֗ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will do | יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Exodus 9:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the next day | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| did | וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| just that | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| All | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the livestock | מִקְנֵ֣ה | miq·nêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| of the Egyptians | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| died | וַיָּ֕מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| but not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one | אֶחָֽד׃ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| animal | וּמִמִּקְנֵ֥ה | ū·mim·miq·nêh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| belonging to the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| died | מֵ֥ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 9:3 Exodus 7:4 · Acts 13:11
Exodus 9:4 Exodus 8:22
Exodus 9:5 Exodus 8:23
Exodus 9:6 Psalm 78:48 · Psalm 78:50 · Exodus 9:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.