King James Version
Exodus 9:31 in the King James Version says “And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.”
Exodus 9:31 · KJV
And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. not grown: Heb. hidden or, dark
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“was in the ear”
H24green, i.e., a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month abib or nisan
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