THE LORD (Hebrew. _Jehovah._ said. See note on Exodus 3:7, and compare note on Exodus 6:10. THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD (Hebrew. _Jehovah._ Elohim) of the, Hebrews. Occurs only three times, Exodus 9:1; Exodus 9:13 and Exodus 10:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAND. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6). Also _Metonymy_ (of Cause), "hand" being put for the judgments inflicted by it. IN THE FIELD. The cattle, &c., were in the field in the spring and early summer. UPON. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "and upon".... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE CATTLE. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6. all kinds of cattle.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISRAELITES. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, and Septuagint, read "sons of Israel". HARDENED. See note on Exodus 4:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _'adam,_ with art.. mankind. BEAST. Other than those "in the field", Exodus 9:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
ASHES OF THE FURNACE: i.e. one of the altars on which human sacrifices were sometimes offered to propitiate their god _Typhon (i.e._ the Evil Principle). These were doubtless being offered to avert the plagues, and Moses, using the ashes in the same way, produced an- other plague instead of averting... [ Continue Reading ]
EGYPTIANS. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "all the land of Egypt".... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. according as.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON. into.... [ Continue Reading ]
RAISED THEE UP. made thee to stand, i.e., with Septuagint, "preserved thee "through all the plagues and till the end.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS YET... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis (App-6)._... [ Continue Reading ]
HAIL. Plague directed against Isis and Osiris. See Exodus 12:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT HOME. Figure of speech _Pleonasm_ (App-6).... [ Continue Reading ]
MINGLED. catching hold of itself like. chain.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THE LAND. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6. all parts of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
SINNED. Hebrew. _chat'a._ See App-44. RIGHTEOUS. the righteous One. WICKED. wicked ones. Hebrew. _rash`a._ See App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGHTY THUNDERINGS. Hebrew "voices of Elohim ". a strong superlative.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTE THE _ INTROVERSION_ in this verse.. flax. These ripened in middle of February or. barley. early. in March. Israel left early in. barley. April.. flax BOILED. A word of Scandinavian origin, like bulged, i.e. swelled, or ripe. But Hebrew. blossom, i.e. the cap: sules formed. True to the seasons... [ Continue Reading ]
SPOKEN. Compare Exodus 4:2. BY MOSES. Lit, by the hand of Moses. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct): hand being put for instrumentality. THE EIGHTH PLAGUE was directed against the god _Serapis,_ who was supposed to protect the land from locusts. They came at Moses' bidding, and retired only... [ Continue Reading ]