Numbers 33:4

Numbers 33:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.
• New International Version (NIV)who were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment on their gods.
• English Standard Version (ESV)while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them. On their gods also the Lord executed judgments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them. Also on their gods the Lord had executed judgments.

Context of Numbers 33:4

2At the Lord’s command Moses wrote down the places where they went as they traveled. This is the list: 3They moved from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the Passover. The Israelites boldly left in full view of all the Egyptians. The Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the Lord had killed in a mighty act of judgment on their gods. 5The Israelites moved from Rameses and set up camp at Succoth. 6They moved from Succoth and set up camp at Etham, on the edge of the desert.

Numbers 33:4 word by word

וּמִצְרַ֣יִם מְקַבְּרִ֗ים אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בָּהֶ֖ם כָּל־בְּכ֑וֹר וּבֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם עָשָׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה שְׁפָטִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• among them: upon their godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• judgmentsשֶׁ֫פֶטshepheţ · judgmentH8201

Cross-references for Numbers 33:4

• Exodus 12:29At midnight the Lord killed every firstborn male in Egypt from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who ruled the land to the firstborn son of the prisoner in jail, and also every firstborn animal.
• Psalms 105:36He killed all the firstborn sons, the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.
• Exodus 12:12“On that same night I will go throughout Egypt and kill every firstborn male, both human and animal. I will severely punish all the gods of Egypt, ⌞because⌟ I am the Lord.
• Exodus 18:11who treated Israel with contempt. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods.”
• Isaiah 19:1This is the divine revelation about Egypt. The Lord is riding on a fast-moving cloud and is coming to Egypt. Egypt’s idols will tremble in his presence. Egypt’s courage will fail.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will terrify them, because he will make all the gods of the earth waste away. So every person from every coast and nation will bow to him.
• Revelation 12:7Then a war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels had to fight a war with the serpent. The serpent and its angels fought.

Commentaries on Numbers 33:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-49Verses 1-49 This list was written out by Moses at God‘s command Numbers 33:2, doubtless as a memorial of God‘s providential care for His people throughout this long and trying period. Numbers 33:3-6. For these places, see the marginal reference. Numbers 33:8 Pi-hahiroth - Hebrew “Hahiroth,” but perhaps only by an error of transcription. However, the omitted “pi” is only a common Egyptian prefix. Wilderness of Etham - i. e., that part of the great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4executed judgment against their gods: See Exodus 6:6; 12:12. This historical review emphasizes the special events that forced Pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. upon their gods--used either according to Scripture phraseology to denote their rulers (the first-born of the king and his princes) or the idolatrous objects of Egyptian worship.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 33:4

• Firstborn
• Idolatry

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Commentaries on Numbers 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings