and gave over their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to fiery bolts.
Exodus 9:6 - Tree of Life Version Then the next day, Adonai did the deed. All the cattle of Egypt died, yet of the cattle of Bnei-Yisrael, not one died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord did that the next day, and all [kinds of] the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the Israelites not one died. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. Common English Bible And the next day the LORD did it. All of the Egyptian livestock died, but not one animal that belonged to the Israelites died. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the Lord accomplished this word the next day. And all the animals of the Egyptians died. Yet truly, of the animals of the sons of Israel, nothing at all perished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord therefore did this thing the next day. And all the beasts of the Egyptians died: but of the beasts of the children of Israel there died not one. |
and gave over their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to fiery bolts.
He cleared a path for His anger. He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the plague.
“For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night and strike down every firstborn, both men and animals, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am Adonai.
So it came about at midnight that Adonai struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn cattle.
But Moses said, “That would not be right. For the offerings we intend to sacrifice to Adonai our God are an abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is an abomination to the Egyptians, wouldn’t they stone us?
The hail struck down everything that was in the fields, both men and animals, all throughout the land of Egypt. It also struck every plant of the field and broke down every tree.
Only in the land of Goshen, where Bnei-Yisrael were, was there no hail.
But Adonai will make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and nothing will die that belongs to Bnei-Yisrael.”
Also Adonai set a specific time, saying, “Tomorrow Adonai will do this thing in the land.”