And the LORD 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh did that thing on the next day; and all the livestock of Egypt died, but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.
- BSB And the next day the LORD did just that. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
- NKJV So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.
- NASB So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but not one of the livestock of the sons of Israel died.
- NLT And the Lord did just as he had said. The next morning all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn’t lose a single animal.
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Quick answer
The plague falls exactly as foretold: Egypt's livestock die, but Israel's are untouched. God's word proves perfectly reliable.
Overview
The precise fulfillment confirms both the timing and the distinction God had promised, vindicating his sovereignty. Egypt's loss strikes at its wealth and the deities it trusted, while Israel's preservation displays covenant faithfulness. The contrast leaves Pharaoh without excuse for unbelief. God's word accomplishes exactly what it declares, a truth that anchors faith in every age.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 78:48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
- Ps 78:50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
- Exod 9:25And 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.
- Exod 9:19–20Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
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