Exodus Chapter 9 — Livestock, Boils, and Hail — Plagues 5–7 | KJV & Biblical Hebrew

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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל פַּרְעֹה

KJVThen the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.'"

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כִּי אִם מָאֵן אַתָּה לְשַׁלֵּחַ

KJVFor if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,

3

הִנֵּה יַד יְהוָה הוֹיָה בְּמִקְנְךָ

KJVBehold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in the field, the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

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וְהִפְלָה יְהוָה בֵּין מִקְנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל

KJVAnd the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die.

5

וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹר

KJVAnd the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

And the LORD set a time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land."

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וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה אֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה

KJVAnd the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

And the next day the LORD did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died.

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וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וְהִנֵּה לֹא מֵת מִמִּקְנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל

KJVAnd Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

And Pharaoh sent, and behold, not one of the livestock of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן

KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw them in the air in the sight of Pharaoh."

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וְהָיָה לְאָבָק עַל כָּל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם

KJVAnd it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.

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וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת פִּיחַ הַכִּבְשָׁן וַיַּעַמְדוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה

KJVAnd they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.

So they took soot from the kiln and stood before Pharaoh. And Moses threw it in the air, and it became boils breaking out in sores on man and beast.

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וְלֹא יָכְלוּ הַחַרְטֻמִּים לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה

KJVAnd the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.

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וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת לֵב פַּרְעֹה

KJVAnd the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

But the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had spoken to Moses.

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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה הַשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר

KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning and present yourself before Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.'"

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כִּי בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת אֲנִי שֹׁלֵחַ אֶת כָּל מַגֵּפֹתַי

KJVFor I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

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כִּי עַתָּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת יָדִי

KJVFor now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.

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וְאוּלָם בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת הֶעֱמַדְתִּיךָ

KJVAnd in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

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עוֹדְךָ מִסְתּוֹלֵל בְּעַמִּי לְבִלְתִּי שַׁלְּחָם

KJVAs yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

You are still exalting yourself against my people and will not let them go.

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הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר כָּעֵת מָחָר בָּרָד כָּבֵד מְאֹד

KJVBehold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

Behold, about this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall, such as never has been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

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וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח הָעֵז אֶת מִקְנְךָ

KJVSend therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

Now therefore send, get your livestock and all that you have in the field into safe shelter, for every man and beast that is in the field and is not brought home will die when the hail falls on them.

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הַיָּרֵא אֶת דְּבַר יְהוָה מֵעַבְדֵי פַרְעֹה

KJVHe that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses.

Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses,

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וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׂם לִבּוֹ אֶל דְּבַר יְהוָה

KJVAnd he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the LORD left his slaves and his livestock in the field.

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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה אֶת יָדְךָ

KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt."

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וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת מַטֵּהוּ עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם

KJVAnd Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Then Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

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וַיְהִי בָרָד וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת בְּתוֹךְ הַבָּרָד

KJVSo there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

There was hail and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy hail, such as had never been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

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וַיַּךְ הַבָּרָד בְּכָל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם

KJVAnd the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

The hail struck down everything that was in the field in all the land of Egypt, both man and beast. And the hail struck down every plant of the field and broke every tree of the field.

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רַק בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר שָׁם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

KJVOnly in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail.

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וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְאַהֲרֹן

KJVAnd Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "This time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong."

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הַעְתִּירוּ אֶל יְהוָה וְרַב מִהְיֹת קֹלֹת אֱלֹהִים וּבָרָד

KJVIntreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

Plead with the LORD, for there has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.

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וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֹשֶׁה כְּצֵאתִי אֶת הָעִיר

KJVAnd Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's.

Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail."

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וְאַתָּה וַעֲבָדֶיךָ יָדַעְתִּי כִּי טֶרֶם תִּירְאוּן

KJVBut as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God.

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וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָה נֻכָּתָה

KJVAnd the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

The flax and the barley were struck down, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud.

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וְהַחִטָּה וְהַכֻּסֶּמֶת לֹא נֻכּוּ

KJVBut the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

But the wheat and the emmer were not struck down, for they are late in coming up.

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וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה אֶת הָעִיר

KJVAnd Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and stretched out his hands to the LORD, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured upon the earth.

34

וַיַּרְא פַּרְעֹה כִּי חָדַל הַמָּטָר וְהַבָּרָד

KJVAnd when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

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וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שִׁלַּח אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

KJVAnd the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

So the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people of Israel go, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses.