KJV: To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
YLT: To Him smiting Egypt in their first-born, For to the age is His kindness.
Darby: To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever,
ASV: To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
לְמַכֵּ֣ה | To Him who struck |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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מִ֭צְרַיִם | Egypt |
Parse: 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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בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶ֑ם | in their firstborn |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: בְּכֹר Sense: firstborn, firstling. |
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לְעוֹלָ֣ם | ever |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹולָם Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world. |
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חַסְדּֽוֹ | His mercy [endures] |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: חֶסֶד Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness. |