Exodus 9:31
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. | (Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom; | And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the flax | וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה | ve-ha-pish-TAH | H6594 | flaxפִּשְׁתָּה (pish.tah) 1) flax 1a) flax (of the plant) 1b) as wick for lamp |
| and the barley | וְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖ה | ve-ha-se-'o-RAH | H8184 | barleyשְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain) |
| it was struck | נֻכָּ֑תָה | nu-KA-tah | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| the barley | הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ | ha-se-'o-RAH | H8184 | barleyשְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain) |
| [was] young barley ear[s] | אָבִ֔יב | 'a-VIV | H0024 | Abibאָבִיב (a.viv) Month of exodus and passover (March or April) Also named: ni.san (נִיסָן "Nisan" H5212) This name means fresh, young barley ears, barley |
| and the flax | וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה | ve-ha-pish-TAH | H6594 | flaxפִּשְׁתָּה (pish.tah) 1) flax 1a) flax (of the plant) 1b) as wick for lamp |
| [was] bud | גִּבְעֹֽל׃ | giv-'OL | H1392 | budגִּבְעֹל (giv.ol) bud |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.