Exodus 9:22

Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”

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WEBBE

The LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand towards the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”

BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt— on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy 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.

BBE

And the Lord said to Moses, Now let your hand be stretched out to heaven so that there may be an ice-storm on all the land of Egypt, on man and on beast and on every plant of the field through all the land of Egypt.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 נְטֵה ne·teh stretch out H5186 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יָדְךָ ya·de·kha hand your H3027 עַל־ 'al- to H5921 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 וִיהִי vi·hi so may it be H1961 בָרָד va·rad hail H1259 בְּכָל־ be·khol in all H3605 אֶרֶץ 'e·retz [the] land of H776 מִצְרָיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הָאָדָם ha·'a·dam the humankind H120 וְעַל־ ve·'al- and on H5921 הַבְּהֵמָה ha·be·he·mah the livestock H929 וְעַל ve·'al and on H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 עֵשֶׂב 'e·sev [the] vegetation of H6212 הַשָּׂדֶה ha·sa·deh the field H7704 בְּאֶרֶץ be·'e·retz in [the] land of H776 מִצְרָיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 22–35

Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved. God causes rain or hail on one city and not on another, either in mercy or in judgment. Pharaoh humbled himself to Moses. No man could have spoken better: he owns himself wrong; he owns that the Lord is righteous; and God must be justified when he speaks, though he speaks in thunder and lightning. Yet his heart was hardened all this while. Moses pleads with God: though he had reason to think Pharaoh would repent of his repentance, and he told him so, yet he promises to be his friend. Moses went out of the city, notwithstanding the hail and lightning which kept Pharaoh and his servants within doors. Peace with God makes men thunder-proof. Pharaoh was frightened by the tremendous judgment; but when that was over, his fair promises were forgotten. Those that are not bettered by judgments and mercies, commonly become worse.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.