KJV King James Version
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 9:23
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
WEB World English Bible
Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
ASV American Standard Version
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses stretcheth out his rod towards the heavens, and Jehovah hath given voices and hail, and fire goeth towards the earth, and Jehovah raineth hail on the land of Egypt,
Surrounding context — Exodus 9
20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 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.
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail.
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וַיֵּ֨טH5186 · na.tahto stretchמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַטֵּהוּ֮H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodעַל־H5921 · aluponהַשָּׁמַיִם֒H8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוַֽיהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDנָתַ֤ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveקֹלֹת֙H6963 · qolvoiceוּבָרָ֔דH1259 · ba.radhailוַתִּ֥הֲלַךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֵ֖שׁH784 · eshfireאָ֑רְצָהH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיַּמְטֵ֧רH4305 · ma.tarto rainיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבָּרָ֖דH1259 · ba.radhailעַל־H5921 · aluponאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt
Cross-references
Psalm 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Ezekiel 38:22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.Isaiah 30:30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.Psalm 78:47-48He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.Psalm 148:8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:Revelation 8:7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.Psalm 105:32-33He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.Psalm 77:18The voice of thy thunder [was] in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.Psalm 29:3The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.1 Samuel 12:17-18[Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.Revelation 16:21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.Exodus 20:18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood afar off.Exodus 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.Job 37:1-5At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.Job 38:22-23Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,Revelation 16:18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.
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