Exodus 9:22
in Exodus 9Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”
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ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
KJV
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
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This verse in Exodus 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Stretch out your hand toward heaven
on Exodus 9:22-23
The staff lifted here is the shepherd's staff of 4:2, the one instrument the book uses. It divides the sea at 14:16 and strikes the rock at 17:5, where God calls it “the staff with which you struck the Nile”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and it obeys the summons, or rather the divine command; for fire and hail fulfil God's word, Ps. cxlviii. What desolations it made upon the earth. The thunder, and fire from heaven (or lightning), made it both the more dreadful and the more destroying,
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And the Lord said unto Moses,....
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| נְטֵ֤ה | neteh | stretch out | H5186 → | 214 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָֽדְךָ֙ | yadekha | hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | to | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| וִיהִ֥י | vihi | so may it be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בָרָ֖ד | varad | hail | H1259 → | 29 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָ֑יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָאָדָ֣ם | haadam | the humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה | habehemah | the livestock | H929 → | 190 times |
| וְעַ֛ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֵ֥שֶׂב | ʾesev | [the] vegetation of | H6212 → | 33 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁהMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
נְטֵ֤הstretch out
netehH5186 →214 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָֽדְךָ֙hand your
yadekhaH3027 →1618 times
עַל־to
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
וִיהִ֥יso may it be
vihiH1961 →3559 times
בָרָ֖דhail
varadH1259 →29 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָ֑יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָאָדָ֣םthe humankind
haadamH120 →551 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
הַבְּהֵמָ֗הthe livestock
habehemahH929 →190 times
וְעַ֛לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עֵ֥שֶׂב[the] vegetation of
ʾesevH6212 →33 times
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
בְּאֶ֥רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 16:21And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
it leads to
- Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake,…
- Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by…
- Revelation 16:9
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- Revelation 16:11
and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
- Revelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the…
- Revelation 11:19
Through
Exodus 7:19And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There…
it leads to
- Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were…
- Exodus 8:16
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 14:21
Through
Exodus 8:5And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”
it leads to
- Exodus 7:19
And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There…
- Exodus 7:19
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
