Exodus 9:23

So Moses stretched forth his staff over the heavens, and, Yahweh, gave forth thunderings and hail, and there came fire towards the earth,—and Yahweh rained down hail, on the land of Egypt.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

22Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Stretch forth thy hand over the heavens, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt,—on man and on beast, and on every herb of the field in the land of Egypt.

24So there came to be hail, and fire catching hold of itself, in the midst of the hail,—exceeding heavy, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt, from the very time it became a nation.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:18And, all the people, were witnessing the voices and the torches, and the sound of the horn, and the mountain smoking,—so then the people were struck with awe and shrank back, and stood afar off.

1 Samuel 12:17Is it not wheat harvest, to-day? I will cry unto Yahweh, that he may give forth thunderings and rain,—know ye then and see, that, your wrong, is great which ye have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves, a king.

Job 38:22Hast thou entered into the treasuries of the snow? And, the treasuries of the hail, couldst thou see?

Psalms 29:3The voice of Yahweh, is upon the waters,—The GOD of glory, hath thundered, Yahweh, is upon mighty waters;

Psalms 78:47He killed, with hail, their vine, And their sycomores, with frost:

Psalms 147:17Casting forth his ice like crumbs, Before his cold, who can stand?

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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