Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 12:29 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt all the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne all the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon all the firstborn of cattle”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | בַּֽחֲצִ֣י | H2677 | And it came to pass that at midnight | the half or middle |
| 3 | הַלַּ֗יְלָה | H3915 | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | |
| 4 | וַֽיהוָה֮ | H3068 | the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 5 | הִכָּ֣ה | H5221 | smote | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | כָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 7 | בְּכ֥וֹר | H1060 | all the firstborn | first-born; hence, chief |
| 8 | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | H776 | in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 9 | מִצְרַיִם֒ | H4714 | of Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 10 | בְּכ֥וֹר | H1060 | all the firstborn | first-born; hence, chief |
| 11 | פַּרְעֹה֙ | H6547 | of Pharaoh | paroh, a general title of egyptian kings |
| 12 | הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב | H3427 | that sat | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 13 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 14 | כִּסְא֔וֹ | H3678 | on his throne | properly, covered, i.e., a throne (as canopied) |
| 15 | עַ֚ד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 16 | בְּכ֥וֹר | H1060 | all the firstborn | first-born; hence, chief |
| 17 | הַשְּׁבִ֔י | H7628 | of the captive | exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty |
| 18 | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 19 | בְּבֵ֣ית | H1004 | that was in the dungeon | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 20 | הַבּ֑וֹר | H953 | a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) | |
| 21 | וְכֹ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 22 | בְּכ֥וֹר | H1060 | all the firstborn | first-born; hence, chief |
| 23 | בְּהֵמָֽה׃ | H929 | of cattle | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
Verse Context
Exodus 12:28 and did And the children of Israel had commanded...
Exodus 12:29 (current) And it came to pass that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt all the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne all the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon all the firstborn of cattle
Exodus 12:30rose up And Pharaoh in the night he and all his servants...