Exodus 9:3 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 9:3

then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.

BSB

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ASV

behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

KJV

Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A very grievous murrain - Or “pestilence;” but the word “murrain,” i. e. “a great mortality,” exactly expresses the meaning. This terrible visitation struck far more severely than the preceding, which had caused distress and suffering; it attacked the resources of the nation. The camels - These animals are only twice mentioned, here and Gen 12:16, in connection with Egypt. Though camels are never represented on the monuments, they were known to the Egyptians, and were probably used on the frontier.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

The murrain is appositely called God's "hand," because it arose from His just judgment; for this expression is opposed to natural causes, to the arts and devices of men, and to accidental chances -- as if Moses had said that the hand of God would appear in "the very grievous murrain," that Pharaoh may perceive the Deity to be wroth with him.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The hand of the Lord immediately, without the stretching out of Aaron's hand, is upon the cattle, many of which, some of all kinds, should die by a sort of pestilence. This was greatly to the loss of the owners: they had made Israel poor, and now God would make them poor.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֨ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
יַד־	yad-	[the] hand of	H3027 →
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
הוֹיָ֗ה	ho.Yah	[is] about to be	H1961 →
בְּמִקְנְךָ֙	be.mik.ne.Cha	on livestock your	H4735 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	ba.sa.Deh	[is] in the field	H7704 →
בַּסּוּסִ֤ים	ba.su.Sim	on the horses	H5483 →
בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙	ba.cha.mo.Rim	on the donkeys	H2543 →
בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים	ba.ge.ma.Lim	on the camels	H1581 →
בַּבָּקָ֖ר	ba.ba.Kar	on the cattle	H1241 →
וּבַצֹּ֑אן	u.va.Tzon	and on the sheep	H6629 →
דֶּ֖בֶר	De.ver	a pestilence	H1698 →
כָּבֵ֥ד	ka.Ved	heavy	H3515 →
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	very	H3966 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 8:19
“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
leads to
- Luke 11:20
  But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Psalms 8:3
  When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Exodus 7:5
  And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
- Matthew 12:28
  But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Through
Exodus 5:3
“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us…
leads to
- Exodus 3:18
  The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with…
Through
Acts 13:11
Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him,…
leads to
- Psalms 32:4
  For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
- Hebrews 10:31
  It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
- 1 Samuel 5:11
  Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us…

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The Fifth Plague. Livestock Disease — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About Exodus

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Where the connections lead

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