KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Exodus 12:30 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.”
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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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| “And Pharaoh” | פַּרְעֹ֜ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaoh |
| “rose up” | וַיָּ֨קָם | To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) | rose up |
| “in the night,” | לַ֗יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “he,” | ה֤וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | he |
| “and all” | וְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “his servants,” | עֲבָדָיו֙ | A servant | servants |
| “and all” | וְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the Egyptians;” | מִצְרַ֔יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egyptians |
| “and there was” | וַתְּהִ֛י | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | and there was |
| “a great” | גְדֹלָ֖ה | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | great |
| “cry” | צְעָקָ֥ה | A shriek | cry |
| “in Egypt;” | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “for” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “there was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “not” | אֵ֣ין | A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | not |
| “a house” | בַּ֔יִת | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “where” | שָׁ֖ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | where |
| “there was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “not” | אֵֽין | A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | not |
| “one dead.” | מֵֽת׃ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | one dead |
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28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
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 dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said.
32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
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