Psalms 105:36
And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
In Context
35And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.
37And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.
Cross References
Genesis 49:3Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;
Exodus 11:4And Moses saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,
Exodus 12:29And it cometh to pass, at midnight, that Jehovah hath smitten every first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the first-born of the captive who [is] in the prison-house, and every first-born of beasts.
Psalms 135:8Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.
Hebrews 11:28by faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that He who is destroying the first-born might not touch 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 →