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Psalms 78:51

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, The first [issue] of their virility in the tents of Ham.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And smote all the first-born in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So he smote, Every first-born in Egypt, The beginning of their strength, in the tents of Ham;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: the firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of Cham.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And smote al the firstborne in Egypt, euen the beginning of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And smote all the first borne in Egypt: the chiefe of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And smote all the first-born in Egypt, the fairest of their sons in the tabernacles of Ham;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— and smote every first-born in the land of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}; the first-fruits of their labours in the tents of Ham{gr.Cham}.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And smote all the firstborn in Mitzrayim; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Cham:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And smote 5221
{5221} Prime
נָכָה
nakah
{naw-kaw'}
A primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the firstborn 1060
{1060} Prime
בְּכוֹר
b@kowr
{bek-ore'}
From H1069; firstborn; hence chief.
in Mixrayim מִצרַיִם; 4714
{4714} Prime
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
{mits-rah'-yim}
Dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, that is, Upper and Lower Egypt.
the chief 7225
{7225} Prime
רֵאשִׁית
re'shiyth
{ray-sheeth'}
From the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically a firstfruit).
of [their] strength 202
{0202} Prime
אוֹן
'own
{one}
Probably from the same as H0205 (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth.
in the tabernacles 168
{0168} Prime
אֹהֶל
'ohel
{o'-hel}
From H0166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance).
of Çäm חָם: 2526
{2526} Prime
חָם
Cham
{khawm}
The same as H2525; hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:50-51.


Psalms 78:51

_ _ chief of their strength — literally, “first-fruits,” or, “first-born” (Genesis 49:3; Deuteronomy 21:17).

_ _ Ham — one of whose sons gave name (Mizraim, Hebrew) to Egypt.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 78:40-72.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 78:51

Ham — Of the Egyptians, the posterity of Ham, the cursed children of a cursed parent.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the (e) chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of (f) Ham:

(e) The firstborn are so called, as in (Genesis 49:3).

(f) That is, Egypt: for it was called Mizraim, or Egypt of Mizraim that was the son of Ham.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
smote:

Psalms 105:36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
Psalms 135:8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.
Psalms 136:10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:
Exodus 12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I [am] the LORD.
Exodus 12:29-30 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. ... And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for [there was] not a house where [there was] not one dead.
Exodus 13:15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
Hebrews 11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

the chief:

Genesis 49:3 Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

tabernacles:

Psalms 105:23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Psalms 106:22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [and] terrible things by the Red sea.
Genesis 9:22-25 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. ... And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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