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

2Moses recorded their departures according to their journeys, by the commandment of the Lord; now these are their journeys according to their departures. 3They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the Israelites went out defiantly in plain sight of all the Egyptians. Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods. 5The Israelites traveled from Rameses and camped in Succoth. 6They traveled from Succoth, and camped in Etham, which is on the edge of the wilderness.

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 12:29It happened at midnight – the Lord attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
• Psalms 105:36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.
• Exodus 12:12I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the Lord.
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods, for in the thing in which they dealt proudly against them he has destroyed them.”
• Isaiah 19:1Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.
• Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands.
• Revelation 12:7Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

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