But YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill make a distinctionהִפְלָהbetweenבֵּיןthe livestockמִקְנֵהof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלandוּבֵיןthe livestockמִקְנֵהof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand nothingוְלֹא דָּבָרwill dieיָמוּתof allמִכָּלthat belongs to the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel.”’”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Exodus 9:4
Study it in the app“But 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.”’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 9:4, word by word
- But 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- will make a distinctionהִפְלָהhifla
make a distinction
Make a distinction, treat differently, set apart.
Where else “hifla” appears- the livestockמִקְנֵהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- and nothingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- will dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- that belongs to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears
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
3look, 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH set a time, saying, “Tomorrow YHWH will do this thing in the land.”