King James Version

Exodus 9:31

And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

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וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הvehapishtahand the flaxפִּשְׁתָּהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the flax”, the ordinary formH6594flax; by implication, a wickflax, tow.וְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הvehasorahand the barleyשְׂעֹרָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.נֻכָּ֑תָהnukatahstrikeנָכָהverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “strike”, a completed actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙hasorahthe barleyשְׂעֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.אָבִ֔יבavivAbibאָבִיבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Abib”, the ordinary formH24green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or NisanAbib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הvehapishtahand the flaxפִּשְׁתָּהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the flax”, the ordinary formH6594flax; by implication, a wickflax, tow.גִּבְעֹֽלgivolbolledגִּבְעֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bolled”, the ordinary formH1392the calyx of a flowerbolled.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the flax and the barley have been smitten, for the barley [is] budding, and the flax forming flowers,

World English Bible

The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley had ripened and the flax was blooming.

Darby Translation

And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

Douay-Rheims

The flax therefore and the barley were hurt, because the barley was green, and the flax was now boiled:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the flax and the barley were smitten, for the barley was advanced, and the flax was seeding.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ δὲ λίνον καὶ ἡ κριθὴ ἐπλήγη· ἡ γὰρ κριθὴ παρεστηκυῖα, τὸ δὲ λίνον σπερματίζον.