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Exodus 9:31

29 And 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.

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

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

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

33 And 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.

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BSB
(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom;
KJV
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
WEB
The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley had ripened and the flax was blooming.
ASV
And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.
DARBY
And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
BLB
(And the flax and the barley were struck, for the barley [was] in ear, and the flax [was] in bud.
ÅB
Lin og bygg var slått ned; for bygget sto i aks og linet i knopp;
OTB
(Linet og bygget ble ødelagt, siden bygget var i aks og linet i blomst.
B1930
Lin og bygg var slått ned; for bygget stod i aks og linet i knopp;

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Cross references

  • Ruth 1:22

    So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

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  • Ruth 2:23

    So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

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  • Habakkuk 3:17

    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

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  • Amos 4:9

    I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

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