Exodus 9:10

“So they took the soot of the kiln and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses threw it toward the sky, and it became boils with blisters breaking out on people and on animals.”

Exodus 9:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Revelation 16:2

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Both texts speak of sores that break out on people, as in the sixth plague of Egypt.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • שְׁחִיןshejinH7822ἕλκοςhelkosG1668“boil, ulcer”
  • אָדָםadamH120ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444“human being, man; Adam”

Exodus 9:10, word by word

So they tookיִּקְחוּyikchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “yikchu” appears
the sootפִּיחַpiach

soot

Ashes, soot from a furnace. It occurs only in Exodus 9:8 and 9:10.

Where else “piach” appears
of the kilnכִּבְשָׁןkivshan

furnace

Large furnace, like one for smelting metal or firing bricks.

Where else “kivshan” appears
and stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “yaamdu” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

Where else “faro” appears
and Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
threwיִּזְרֹקyizrok

sprinkle, dash

Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.

Where else “yizrok” appears
toward the skyשָּׁמָיְמָshamayma

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayma” appears
and it becameיְהִיyehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “yehi” appears
boilsשְׁחִיןshechin

boil

Boil: a painful inflammation of the skin (Exodus 9:9; Job 2:7).

Where else “shechin” appears
with blistersאֲבַעְבֻּעֹתavabuot

blisters

Blisters that rise on the skin and burst. It occurs only in Exodus 9:9-10.

Where else “avabuot” appears
breaking outפֹּרֵחַporeach

break out

For a skin disease to spread.

Where else “poreach” appears
on peopleאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
and on animalsבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears

The context

9It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and it will become on people and on animals boils breaking out in blisters throughout all the land of Egypt.”

10 · This verse (above)

11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

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