Psalms 105:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 49:3 : 3 Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
Ps 78:51 : 51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Ps 135:8 : 8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;
Ps 136:10 : 10 To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
Heb 11:28 : 28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
Exod 4:23 : 23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.
Exod 11:4-5 : 4 And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.
Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
Exod 12:29-30 : 29 And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 78:50-51
2 verses
85%
50He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,
51And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Ps 135:8-11
4 verses
80%
8Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;
9Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;
10Who smote many nations, And slew mighty kings,
11Sihon king of the Amorites, And Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan,
Ps 105:32-35
4 verses
78%
32He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land.
33He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.
34He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,
35And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.
Exod 12:29-30
2 verses
78%
29And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Num 33:4
77%
4while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments.
Exod 11:5
76%
5and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.
Ps 105:37-38
2 verses
75%
37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
38Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Exod 13:15
73%
15and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.
Ps 105:29-30
2 verses
73%
29He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.
30Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.
Exod 12:12
73%
12For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
Job 18:13
73%
13The members of his body shall be devoured, [Yea], the first-born of death shall devour his members.
Num 21:35
72%
35So they smote him, and his sons and all his people, until there was none left him remaining: and they possessed his land.
Ps 78:31
71%
31When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
Exod 9:25
70%
25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
Ps 136:10
70%
10To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
Ps 105:16
69%
16And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.
Ps 78:44
69%
44And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.
Exod 10:15
69%
15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Ps 106:26-27
2 verses
69%
26Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
Num 3:13
68%
13for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Jehovah.
Exod 9:6
68%
6And Jehovah did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
Num 8:17
68%
17For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
Ps 105:24
68%
24And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
Jer 43:11
68%
11And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death [shall be given] to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
Deut 2:15
68%
15Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
Exod 9:15
68%
15For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:
Exod 10:12
68%
12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
Num 3:40
68%
40And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
Num 11:33
68%
33While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
Deut 2:33
68%
33And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
Deut 11:3
68%
3and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
1 Sam 15:3
68%
3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Exod 15:4
67%
4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
Exod 4:23
67%
23and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.