King James Version
Exodus 9:24 in the King James Version says “So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egyp...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.”
Exodus 9:24 · 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.
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“grievous”
H3515heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
“very”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“such as there was none”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“since it became a nation”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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