Exodus 9:15
For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
Original Language Analysis
כִּ֤י
H3588
כִּ֤י
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
1 of 13
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
עַתָּה֙
H6258
שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי
For now I will stretch out
H7971
שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי
For now I will stretch out
Strong's:
H7971
Word #:
3 of 13
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
אֶת
H853
אֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
4 of 13
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
יָדִ֔י
my hand
H3027
יָדִ֔י
my hand
Strong's:
H3027
Word #:
5 of 13
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
וָאַ֥ךְ
that I may smite
H5221
וָאַ֥ךְ
that I may smite
Strong's:
H5221
Word #:
6 of 13
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
אֽוֹתְךָ֛
H853
אֽוֹתְךָ֛
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
7 of 13
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
וְאֶֽת
H853
וְאֶֽת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
8 of 13
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
עַמְּךָ֖
thee and thy people
H5971
עַמְּךָ֖
thee and thy people
Strong's:
H5971
Word #:
9 of 13
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד
and thou shalt be cut off
H3582
וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד
and thou shalt be cut off
Strong's:
H3582
Word #:
11 of 13
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
Historical Context
Nut, sky goddess, arched over earth as protective dome. Seth controlled storms and chaos. The storm's supernatural nature—fire and ice together—proves divine origin. Only those who 'feared the word of the LORD' (v.20) saved their livestock.
Questions for Reflection
- How does God use creation to reveal His power?
- What does the response of God-fearing Egyptians (v.20) teach about individual faith?
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Analysis & Commentary
Verse 15 describes the plague of hail with fire, targeting Nut (sky goddess) and Seth (storm god). This unprecedented storm combines hail and fire, destroying crops and livestock left in fields. God reveals 'there is none like me in all the earth' (v.14).