What Does Exodus 12:29 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“And it came to pass that at midnight”

the half or middle

properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“smote”

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“all the firstborn”

first-born; hence, chief

“in the land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“of Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

“all the firstborn”

first-born; hence, chief

“of Pharaoh”

paroh, a general title of egyptian kings

“that sat”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“on his throne”

properly, covered, i.e., a throne (as canopied)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“all the firstborn”

first-born; hence, chief

“of the captive”

exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“that was in the dungeon”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“all the firstborn”

first-born; hence, chief

“of cattle”

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)