Psalm 78:51 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵¹ He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵¹ And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; The chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵¹ He smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents [of the land of the sons] of Ham.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵¹ And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Common English Bible

⁵¹ God struck down all of Egypt’s oldest males; in Ham’s tents, he struck their pride and joy.

Psalm 78:51 Cross References

Genesis 10:6

The descendants of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

Genesis 49:3

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the first fruits of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.

Psalm 105:23

Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:27

They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:36

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.

Psalm 106:22

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

Psalm 135:8

He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both humans and animals;

Psalm 136:10

who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Exodus 12:12

I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborn to the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that first opens the womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.