Psalms 135:8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.
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ASV
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;
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Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. Herein the Lord is to be praised; for this deadly smiting was an act of justice against Egypt, and of love to Israel. But what a blow it was! All the firstborn slain in a moment! How it must have horrified the nation, and cowed the boldest enemies of Israel! Beasts because of their relationship to man as domestic animals are in many ways made to suffer with him.
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Exodus 12:12On 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…
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who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.
I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
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Exodus 13:15And 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…
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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,…
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Psalms 136:10He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
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He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
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Psalms 78:51He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
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He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
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Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
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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,…
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Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.