Exodus 9:32
30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
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.
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)
- KJV
- But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
- WEB
- But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they had not grown up.
- ASV
- But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up.
- DARBY
- But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they were not come out into ear.
- BLB
- And the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they [are] late crops.)
- ÅB
- men hvete og spelt var ikke slått ned, for de kommer senere.
- OTB
- Men hveten og speltet ble ikke ødelagt, fordi de modnes senere.)
- B1930
- men hvete og spelt var ikke slått ned, for de kommer senere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 10:22
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
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