Numbers 33:4
What does Numbers 33:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 33:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949While the Egyptians were placing in the earth the bodies of their sons on whom the Lord had sent destruction: and their gods had been judged by him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the Egyptians are burying those whom Jehovah hath smitten among them, every first-born, and on their gods hath Jehovah done judgments--
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had slain (upon their gods also he had executed vengeance,)
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Egyptians buried those whom Jehovah had smitten among them, all the firstborn; and upon theirgods Jehovah executed judgments.
Context
v.3And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians,
v.4This passage
v.5And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and encamped in Succoth.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 12:12
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
- Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
- Revelation 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angelsgoing forthto war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;
- Psalms 105:36
He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.
- Exodus 18:11
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
- Isaiah 19:1
The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
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