Exodus 10:19

“And YHWH turned it into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Sea of Reeds; not a single locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.”

Exodus 10:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 10:19, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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turned it intoיַּהֲפֹךְyahafoch

change

To change something into something else.

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a veryמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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strongחָזָקchazak

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

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westיָםyam

west

Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.

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windרוּחַruach

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

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which liftedיִּשָּׂאyisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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the locustsאַרְבֶּהarbe

locust

Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.

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and drove themיִּתְקָעֵyitkae

drive in

To drive in a peg or nail something firmly.

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of Reedsסּוּףsuf

reed

Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".

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a singleאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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remainedנִשְׁאַרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

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the territoryגְּבוּלgevul

territory

The land within that border.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Translation note

“Sea of Reeds” translates yam suf literally: suf is the word for the reeds of 2:3 and 2:5.

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

18So he went out from Pharaoh and prayed to YHWH.

19 · This verse (above)

20But YHWH made the heart of Pharaoh obstinate, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

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