King James Version

Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

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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).בְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbemitsrayimin Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.רֵאשִׁ֥יתreshitfirstרֵאשִׁיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “first”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.א֝וֹנִ֗יםonimforceאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH202ability, power, (figuratively) wealthforce, goods, might, strength, substance.בְּאָהֳלֵיbeaholein tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.חָֽםchamHamחָםnoun, proper name — “Ham”H2526Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their countryHam.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And smote all the first-born in Egypt, the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

World English Bible

and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Darby Translation

And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And smote all the first-born in Egypt, the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and smote every first-born in the land of Egypt; the first-fruits of their labours in the tents of Cham.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

εἰς θάνατον συνέκλεισε. Καὶ ἐπάταξε πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἐν γῇ Αἰγυπτῳ, ἀπαρχὴν πόνων αὐτῶν ἐν τοῖς σκηνώμασι Χάμ.