Psalms 105:36

Then smote he every firstborn in their land, The beginning of all their strength;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

In Context

35And devoured all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.

37Thus brought he them forth, with silver and gold, Nor was there, throughout his tribes, one that faltered;

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Cross References

Genesis 49:3Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength,—Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:

Exodus 11:4And Moses said, Thus saith Yahweh,—About midnight, am, I, going forth in the midst of Egypt;

Exodus 12:29And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison,—and every firstborn of beasts.

Psalms 135:8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast;

Hebrews 11:28By faith, he hath kept the passover and the besmearing of the blood, lest, he that was destroying the first-born, should be touching them.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:26-45

Israel's Deliverance Out of Egypt. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. 31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and… Read the whole commentary →

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