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Psalms 135:8

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

KJV

solem in potestatem diei, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus ;

Vulgate

τὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ,

LXX

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;

ASV

שֶֽׁ֭/הִכָּה בְּכוֹרֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם מֵ֝/אָדָ֗ם עַד בְּהֵמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
בְּכ֣וֹר
bkvr
noun · 118×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:36 — He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
  • 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 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 first
  • 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
  • Hab 3:6 — He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
  • Ps 78:51 — And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
  • 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 136:10 — To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
  • Ps 136:10 — To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: