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Exodus 11:5

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And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:	And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.	And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And all the firstborn^H1060 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 shall die^H4191, from the firstborn^H1060 of Pharaoh^H6547 that sitteth^H3427 upon his throne^H3678, even unto the firstborn^H1060 of the maidservant^H8198 that is behind^H310 the mill^H7347; and all the firstborn^H1060 of beasts^H929.

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Original Hebrew

וּמֵת כָּל־בְּכֹור בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹור פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאֹו עַד בְּכֹור הַשִּׁפְחָה אֲשֶׁר אַחַר הָרֵחָיִם וְכֹל בְּכֹור בְּהֵמָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/מֵ֣ת	u./Met	H4191	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ he will die
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	every
בְּכוֹר֮	be.khOr	H1060	HNcmsa	firstborn
בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ	be./'E.retz	H776	HR/Ncbsc	in/ (the) land of
מִצְרַיִם֒	mitz.ra.Yim	H4714	HNp	Egypt
מִ/בְּכ֤וֹר	mi./be.Khor	H1060	HR/Ncmsc	from/ (the) firstborn of
פַּרְעֹה֙	par.'Oh	H6547	HNp	Pharaoh
הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב	hai./yo.Shev	H3427	HTd/Vqrmsa	who/ sits
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
כִּסְא֔/וֹ	kis.'/O	H3678	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	throne/ his
עַ֚ד	'ad	H5704	HR	unto
בְּכ֣וֹר	be.Khor	H1060	HNcmsc	(the) firstborn of
הַ/שִּׁפְחָ֔ה	ha./shif.Chah	H8198	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ maidservant
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	who
אַחַ֣ר	'a.Char	H310	HR	(is) behind
הָ/רֵחָ֑יִם	ha./re.Cha.yim	H7347	HTd/Ncmda	the/ hand-mill
וְ/כֹ֖ל	ve./Khol	H3605	HC/Ncmsc	and/ every
בְּכ֥וֹר	be.Khor	H1060	HNcmsc	firstborn of
בְּהֵמָֽה	be.he.Mah	H929	HNcfsa	livestock

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
• H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
• H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
• H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
• H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
• H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
• H6547 — פַּרְעֹה (Parʻôh, par-o'): of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings; Pharaoh.
• H7347 — רֵחֶה (rêcheh, ray-kheh'): from an unused root meaning to pulverize; a mill-stone; mill (stone).
• H8198 — שִׁפְחָה (shiphchâh, shif-khaw'): feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see מִשְׁפָּחָה); a female slave (as a member of the household); (bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, 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).
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as 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.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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