Exodus 9:3

“look, the hand of YHWH will be on your livestock that are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the cattle, and on the flocks, with a very severe pestilence.”

Exodus 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 9:3, word by word

the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of 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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will beהוֹיָהhoya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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on your livestockמִקְנְmikn

livestock

Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.

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are in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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on the horsesסּוּסִיםsusim

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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on the donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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on the camelsגְּמַלִּיםgemalim

camel

Camel.

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on the cattleבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and on the flocksצֹּאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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with a veryמְאֹדmeod

very

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

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severeכָּבֵדkaved

severe

Hard and severe, difficult to bear: a terrible famine.

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pestilenceדֶּבֶרdever

plague, pestilence

Pestilence: a disease that kills many in a short time.

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The context

2For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,

3 · This verse (above)

4But YHWH will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel.”’”

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