King James Version
Exodus 9:4 in the King James Version says “And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that i...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.”
Exodus 9:4 · KJV
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.
And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“and the cattle”
H4735something bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“and the cattle”
H4735something bought, i.e., property, but only live stock; abstractly, acquisition
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of all that is the children's”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“and there shall nothing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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