King James Version

Psalms 135:8

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

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שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּהshehikahwho strikeנָכָהparticle, relative, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “who 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.בְּכוֹרֵ֣יbekhorefirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.מֵ֝אָדָ֗םmeadamfrom personאָדָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בְּהֵמָֽהbehemahbeastבְּהֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

World English Bible

He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.

Darby Translation

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast;

Douay-Rheims

The sun to rule over the day: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς ἐπάταξε τὰ πρωτότοκα Αἰγύπτου ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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