Exodus 9:23

And Moshe stretched forth his matteh toward Shomayim; and Hashem sent thunder and barad, and the eish flashed down upon the ground; and Hashem rained barad upon Eretz Mitzrayim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22And Hashem said unto Moshe, Stretch forth thine yad toward Shomayim, that there may be barad in kol Eretz Mitzrayim, upon adam, and upon behemah, and upon kol esev hasadeh, throughout Eretz Mitzrayim.

24So there was barad, and eish mingled with the barad, very grievous, such as there was none like it in kol Eretz Mitzrayim since it became a nation.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:18And HaAm stood afar off, while Moshe drew near unto the thick cloud where HaElohim was.

1 Samuel 12:17Is it not ketzir chittim (wheat harvest) today? I will call unto Hashem, and He shall send kolot (thunder) and matar (rain); that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is rabbah (great), which ye have made in the eyes of Hashem, in requesting for you a Melech.

Job 38:22Hast thou entered into the otzrot (storehouses) of the snow? 1 Or hast thou seen the otzrot of barad (hail), 1

Psalms 29:3The voice of Hashem is upon the waters; 1 El HaKavod thundereth; 1 Hashem is over the mayim rabbim. 1

Psalms 78:47He destroyed their gefen with barad (hail), 1 and their fig trees with frost. 1

Psalms 147:17He casteth down His kerach (ice) like crumbs: 1 who can stand before His cold? 1

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 →

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