Psalms 78:51
49 He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.
50 He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
52 He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
53 He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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
- He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
- KJV
- And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
- WEB
- and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
- ASV
- And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
- DARBY
- And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.
- BLB
- He even struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first of the vigour in the tents of Ham.
- ÅB
- Og han slo alle førstefødte i Egypt, styrkens førstegrøde i Kams telter.
- OTB
- Og slo alle førstefødte i Egypt,
Det første og beste av deres styrke i Hams telt. - B1930
- Og han slo alle førstefødte i Egypten, styrkens førstegrøde i Kams telter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 105:23
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
Read in contextPsalms 135:8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
Read in contextPsalms 106:22
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Read in contextPsalms 105:36
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
Read in contextPsalms 136:10
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextExodus 12:29–30
Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
Read in contextExodus 13:15
And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
Read in contextExodus 12:12
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
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