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Psalm 105:36

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105:36He struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of their reproductive power.40

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Footnotes

  1. 40 Heb “the beginning of all their strength,” that is, reproductive power (see Ps 78:51). Verses 28–36 recall the plagues in a different order than the one presented in Exodus: v. 28 (plague 9), v. 29 (plague 1), v. 30 (plague 2), v. 31a (plague 4), v. 31b (plague 3), vv. 32–33 (plague 7), vv. 34–35 (plague 8), v. 36 (plague 10). No reference is made in Ps 105 to plagues 5 and 6.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of all their strength.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of all their manhood.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He struck all the firstborn in their land,

all their first progeny.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,

the pride and joy of each family.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the first of all their virility.

KJV 1900King James Version

He smote also all the firstborn in their land,

The chief of all their strength.