Psalms 135:8 Go deeper

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

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שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּהShe.hi.kahwho <he> struck down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 1

בְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.Rei[the] firstborn<s> of

Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: firstborn

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 2

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 3

מֵ֝אָדָ֗םme.'a.Damfrom humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 4

עַד\־'ad-unto

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 5

בְּהֵמָֽה\׃be.he.Mahanimal[s]

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Psalms 135:8 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He struck down	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
the firstborn	→	בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
of both man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
and	→	עַד H5704 till
beast	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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