Psalms 78:51

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He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;	And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:	But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And smote^H5221 all the firstborn^H1060 in Egypt^H4714; the chief^H7225 of their strength^H202 in the tabernacles^H168 of Ham^H2526:

Original Hebrew

וַיַּךְ כָּל־בְּכֹור בְּמִצְרָיִם רֵאשִׁית אֹונִים בְּאָהֳלֵי־חָם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּ֣ךְ	va/i.Yakh	H5221	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he struck down
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	every
בְּכ֣וֹר	be.Khor	H1060	HNcmsa	firstborn
בְּ/מִצְרָ֑יִם	be./mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	HR/Np	in/ Egypt
רֵאשִׁ֥ית	re.Shit	H7225	HNcfsc	(the) beginning of
א֝וֹנִ֗ים	'o.Nim	H202	HNcmpa	manly vigor(s)
בְּ/אָהֳלֵי	be./'o.ho.lei-	H168	HR/Ncmpc	in/ (the) tents of
חָֽם	Cham	H2526	HNp	Ham

Strong's References

H168 — אֹהֶל (ʼôhel, o'-hel): from אָהַל (ʼâhal) H166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
H202 — אוֹן (ʼôwn, one): probably from the same as אָוֶן (ʼâven) H205 (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth; force, goods, might, strength, substance.
H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר (bâkar) H1069; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
H2526 — חָם (Châm, khawm): the same as חָם (châm) H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country; Ham.
H4714 — מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, mits-rah'-yim): dual of מָצוֹר (mâtsôwr) H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
H7225 — רֵאשִׁית (rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'): from the same as רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

smote — Exodus 12:12, Exodus 12:29-30, Exodus 13:15, Psalms 105:36, Psalms 135:8, Psalms 136:10, Hebrews 11:28
tabernacles — Genesis 9:22-25, Genesis 10:6, Psalms 105:23, Psalms 106:22
the chief — Genesis 49:3

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