Exodus 11:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמֵ֣ת כָּל־בְּכוֹר֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ מִבְּכ֤וֹר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה

Transliteration

And-mēṯ all-bəḵôr in-ʾereṣ Miṣrayim from-bəḵôr Parʿōh the-yōšēḇ upon-kisʾô until bəḵôr the-šip̄ḥâh ʾăšer behind the-rēḥāyim and-all bəḵôr bəhēmâh

Grammar Details

• *mēṯ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will die
• *bəḵôr*: noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *Miṣrayim*: proper name - Egypt
• *Parʿōh*: proper name - Pharaoh
• *yōšēḇ*: qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one sitting
• *kisʾô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his throne
• *šip̄ḥâh*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the female servant/maidservant
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who/which/that
• *rēḥāyim*: noun, dual with definite article - the millstones/handmill
• *bəhēmâh*: noun, feminine singular - beast/cattle/livestock

Word Meanings

• *mēṯ*: perfect with future meaning - he will die/shall die
• *šip̄ḥâh*: female servant/maidservant/slave
• *rēḥāyim*: millstones/grinding stones/handmill

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:51 : 51 And smote{H8686)} all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
• Ps 105:36 : 36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
• Ps 135:8 : 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
• Ps 136:10 : 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
• Exod 4:23 : 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
• Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
• Exod 12:29 : 29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
• Matt 24:41 : 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
• Heb 11:28 : 28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
• Exod 13:15 : 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
• Judg 16:21 : 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
• Isa 47:2 : 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
• Lam 5:13 : 13 They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.