Exodus 9:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨ךְ הַבָּרָ֜ד בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאָדָ֖ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־עֵ֤שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה֙ הִכָּ֣ה הַבָּרָ֔ד וְאֶת־כָּל־עֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה שִׁבֵּֽר׃

Transliteration

And-yak the-bārāḏ in-all-land-of miṣrayim 'ēt all-which in-the-field from-'āḏām and-to-bᵊhēmāh and-'ēt all-'ēśeḇ the-field hikkāh the-bārāḏ and-'et-all-'ēṣ the-field šibbēr.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaḵ*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it struck
• *habbārāḏ*: definite article + noun - the hail
• *bᵊḵol-'ereṣ miṣrayim*: preposition + construct + proper noun - in all the land of Egypt
• *'ēt*: direct object marker
• *kol-'ăšer*: construct + relative pronoun - all that
• *baśśāḏeh*: preposition + definite article + noun - in the field
• *mē'āḏām*: preposition + noun - from human
• *wᵊ'aḏ-bᵊhēmāh*: conjunction + preposition + noun - and to livestock
• *wᵊ'ēt*: conjunction + direct object marker - and [marker]
• *kol-'ēśeḇ*: construct + noun - all vegetation
• *haśśāḏeh*: definite article + noun - of the field
• *hikkāh*: hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - it struck
• *wᵊ'et-kol-'ēṣ*: conjunction + direct object marker + construct + noun - and all trees
• *šibbēr*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - it broke/shattered

Word Meanings

• *wayyaḵ*: struck/smote/hit
• *'āḏām*: human/man/person
• *bᵊhēmāh*: livestock/cattle/beast
• *'ēśeḇ*: vegetation/herb/plant/grass
• *hikkāh*: struck/smote/beat down
• *'ēṣ*: tree/wood
• *šibbēr*: broke/shattered/splintered

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the hail{H1259} smote{H5221} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} all that was in the field,{H7704} both man{H120} and beast;{H929} and the hail{H1259} smote{H5221} every herb{H6212} of the field,{H7704} and brake{H7665} every tree{H6086} of the field.{H7704}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the hail{H1259} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} all that was in the field{H7704}, both man{H120} and beast{H929}; and the hail{H1259} smote{H5221}{(H8689)} every herb{H6212} of the field{H7704}, and brake{H7665}{(H8765)} every tree{H6086} of the field{H7704}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the hayle smote in the londe of Egipte all that was in the felde: both man and beest And the hayle smote all the herbes of the feld and broke all the trees of the felde:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the hayle smote the whole lande of Egipte, all that was vpon ye felde, both men & catell, & smote all the herbes vpon the felde, & brake all the trees vpon ye felde,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the haile smote throughout al ye land of Egypt all that was in the fielde, both man and beast: also ye haile smote all the herbes of ye field, and brake to pieces all the trees of the fielde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the hayle smote throughout all the lande of Egypt all that was in the fielde, both man & beast: and the hayle smote all the hearbes of the fielde, and broke all the trees of the fielde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the hail smiteth in all the land of Egypt all that `is' in the field, from man even unto beast, and every herb of the field hath the hail smitten, and every tree of the field it hath broken;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And through all the land of Egypt the ice-storm came down on everything which was in the fields, on man and on beast; and every green plant was crushed and every tree of the field broken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The hail struck everything in the open fields, both people and animals, throughout all the land of Egypt. The hail struck everything that grows in the field, and it broke all the trees of the field to pieces.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:47 : 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost.
• Ps 105:32-33 : 32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 33 He struck their vines also and their fig trees; and broke the trees of their territory.