KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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 Lord.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “For I will pass through” | וְעָֽבַרְתִּ֣י | To cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) | pass through |
| “the land” | בְאֶֽרֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt” | מִצְרַיִם֮ | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “this” | הַזֶּה֒ | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | this |
| “night,” | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “and will smite” | וְהִכֵּיתִ֤י | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smite |
| “all” | כָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the firstborn” | בְּכוֹר֙ | First-born; hence, chief | firstborn |
| “in the land” | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt,” | מִצְרַ֔יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “both man” | מֵֽאָדָ֖ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | both man |
| “and beast;” | בְּהֵמָ֑ה | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | beast |
| “and against all” | וּבְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | against all |
| “the gods” | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | gods |
| “of Egypt” | מִצְרַ֛יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “I will execute” | אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | execute |
| “judgment:” | שְׁפָטִ֖ים | A sentence, i.e., infliction | judgment |
| “I” | אֲנִ֥י | I | I |
| “am” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the Lord.” | יְהוָֽה׃ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
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10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.
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 Lord.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
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