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to him who struckלְמַכֵּהEgyptמִצְרַיִםin their firstborn,בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶםforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:10
Study it in the app“to him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for his loyal love is forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:10, word by word
- to him who struckמַכֵּהmake
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “make” appears- Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- in their firstbornבְכוֹרֵיvechore
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “vechore” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” 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
9the moon and stars for dominion over the night, for his loyal love is forever.
10 · This verse (above)
11and brought out Israel from their midst, for his loyal love is forever.