Bible Strands
Exodus 9:6
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD fulfills His declared timetable to Pharaoh and the Egyptian court, striking the livestock in the land after specifying the event would occur the following day.
The words — וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) = "and he did" and מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֔ת (mi./mo.cho.Rat) = "from the next day" emphasize the immediate execution of the divine declaration.
The thread — The pattern of divine judgment on Egyptian livestock and lives echoes in Psalms 78:48 and 78:50, while Exodus 9:7 records Pharaoh verifying the survival of Israelite animals and hardening his heart.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the LORD's precise timing and sovereign distinction between judgment and preservation, requiring acknowledgment of His authority rather than stubborn resistance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 78:48 He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.
- Exodus 9:25 Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and stripped every tree.
- Psalms 78:50 He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
- Exodus 9:19 So give orders now to shelter your livestock and everything you have in the field. Every man or beast that remains in the field and is not brought inside will die when the hail comes down upon them.’”