They coveredוַיְכַסthe surfaceאֶת עֵיןof allכָּלthe land,הָאָרֶץso that the landוַ הָאָרֶץwas darkened,תֶּחְשַׁךְand they ateוַיֹּאכַלeveryאֶת כָּלplantעֵשֶׂבof the landהָאָרֶץand allוְאֵת כָּלthe fruitפְּרִיof the treesהָעֵץthatאֲשֶׁרthe hailהַבָּרָדhad left;הוֹתִירand nothingוְלֹא כָּלgreenיֶרֶקremained,נוֹתַרneither on the treesבָּעֵץnor in the plantsוּבְעֵשֶׂבof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהin allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 10:15
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With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 10:15, word by word
- They coveredיְכַסyechas
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechas” appears- the surfaceעֵיןen
appearance
Literally "the eye": how something looks, its glint.
Where else “en” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- was darkenedתֶּחְשַׁךְtechshach
grow dark
Grow dark; darken.
Where else “techshach” appears- and they ateיֹּאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- plantעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- the fruitפְּרִיperi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appears- of the treesעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- the hailבָּרָדbarad
hail
Hail.
Where else “barad” appears- had leftהוֹתִירhotir
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “hotir” appears- greenיֶרֶקyerek
green plants
What is green: green plants, fresh grass.
Where else “yerek” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
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Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
14The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of Egypt, very heavy; before them there had never been such locusts as these, nor will there be such after them.
15 · This verse (above)
16Pharaoh hurried to call Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against YHWH your Elohim and against you.