Exodus 9:31

What does Exodus 9:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 9:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the flax and the barley were damaged, for the barley was almost ready to be cut and the flax was in flower.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the flax and the barley have been smitten, for the barley <FI>is<Fi> budding, and the flax forming flowers,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The flax therefore, and the barley were hurt, because the barley was green, and the flax was now bolled;

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

Context

v.30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God.

v.31This passage

v.32But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Amos 4:9

    I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

  • Ruth 2:23

    So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

  • Ruth 1:22

    So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

  • Habakkuk 3:17

    For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

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