KJV: And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
YLT: And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.
Darby: And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.
ASV: And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
וַיַּ֣ךְ | And destroyed |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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בְּכ֣וֹר | the firstborn |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּכֹר Sense: firstborn, firstling. |
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בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | in Egypt |
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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רֵאשִׁ֥ית | the first |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: רֵאשִׁית Sense: first, beginning, best, chief. |
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א֝וֹנִ֗ים | of [their] strength |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֹון Sense: vigour, generative power. |
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בְּאָהֳלֵי־ | in the tents |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent. |
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חָֽם | of Ham |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חָם Sense: 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands. |