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Exodus 11:5

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

KJV

et morietur omne primogenitum in terra Ægyptiorum, a primogenito Pharaonis, qui sedet in solio ejus, usque ad primogenitum ancillæ quæ est ad molam, et omnia primogenita jumentorum.

Vulgate

καὶ τελευτήσει πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ, ἀπὸ πρωτοτόκου Φαραὼ ὃς κάθηται ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ ἕως πρωτοτόκου τῆς θεραπαίνης τῆς παρὰ τὸν μύλον, καὶ ἕως πρωτοτόκου παντὸς κτήνους·

LXX

and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.

ASV

וּ/מֵ֣ת כָּל בְּכוֹר֮ בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ מִ/בְּכ֤וֹר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל כִּסְא֔/וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַ/שִּׁפְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָ/רֵחָ֑יִם וְ/כֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
בְּכ֣וֹר
bkvr
noun · 118×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 134×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ךָ
k
noun · 63×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×
רֵחַ֖יִם
rchym
noun · 5×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 4:23 — And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
  • Exod 4:23 — And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
  • Exod 12:12 — For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LOR
  • Exod 12:29 — And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dung
  • Exod 13:15 — And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the
  • Isa 47:2 — Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
  • Job 31:10 — Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
  • Judg 16:21 — But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
  • Matt 24:41 — Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
  • Matt 24:41 — Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
  • Ps 78:51 — And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
  • Ps 105:36 — He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
  • Ps 135:8 — Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
  • Ps 136:10 — To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: