King James Version

Psalms 105:36

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

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וַיַּ֣ךְvayakhand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to 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.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).בְּכ֣וֹרbekhorfirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “firstborn”, the ordinary formH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).בְּאַרְצָ֑םbeartsamin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.רֵ֝אשִׁ֗יתreshitfirstרֵאשִׁיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אוֹנָֽםonamforceאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH202ability, power, (figuratively) wealthforce, goods, might, strength, substance.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

World English Bible

He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

Darby Translation

And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.

Douay-Rheims

And served their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He smote also every first-born of their land, the first-fruits of all their labour.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπάταξε πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτῶν, ἀπαρχὴν παντὸς πόνου αὐτῶν.