Exodus

Exodus 9:4–7

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,^a and he would not let the people go.

Footnotes

a 9:7 Or made heavy; also in verse 34

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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

Exodus 9:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
sent officials	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and found that	וְהִנֵּ֗ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
none	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of the livestock	מִמִּקְנֵ֥ה	mim·miq·nêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4735 cattle
of the Israelites	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
had died	מֵ֛ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
But Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
heart	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was hardened	וַיִּכְבַּד֙	way·yiḵ·baḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
and he would not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let the people	הָעָֽם׃פ	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
go	שִׁלַּ֖ח	šil·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send

Cross-references

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

Exodus 9:4 Exodus 8:22

Exodus 9:5 Exodus 8:23

Exodus 9:6 Psalm 78:48 · Psalm 78:50 · Exodus 9:25

Exodus 9:7 Exodus 7:14 · Exodus 8:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.