Exodus 9:31
And the flax and the barley were smitten, for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.
In Context
30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear LORD God.
32But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, for they were not grown up.
Cross References
Ruth 2:23So she kept close by the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig tree shall not flourish, nor shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food. The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 9:23-35
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since… Read the whole commentary →