Psalm 135:8
New International Version
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, the firstborn of people and animals.

New Living Translation
He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals.

English Standard Version
He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast;

Berean Standard Bible
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.

King James Bible
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

New King James Version
He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

New American Standard Bible
He struck the firstborn of Egypt, Both human firstborn and animal.

NASB 1995
He smote the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

NASB 1977
He smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

Legacy Standard Bible
He struck the firstborn of Egypt, From man to beast.

Amplified Bible
Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and animal;

Christian Standard Bible
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both man and beast.

American Standard Version
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he struck the firstborn ones of Egypt, from the children of men and unto the animals.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD killed the first-born of people and animals in the land of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He slew the firstborn of Egypt from man even unto beast.

English Revised Version
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He is the one who killed every firstborn male in Egypt. He killed humans and animals alike.

Good News Translation
In Egypt he killed all the first-born of people and animals alike.

International Standard Version
It was the LORD who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast.

Literal Standard Version
Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, | From man to beast.

Majority Standard Bible
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast.

New American Bible
He struck down Egypt’s firstborn, of human being and beast alike,

NET Bible
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

New Revised Standard Version
He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both human beings and animals;

New Heart English Bible
Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal;

Webster's Bible Translation
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man and beast.

World English Bible
He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.

Young's Literal Translation
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Your Name, O LORD, Endures Forever
7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. 8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast. 9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.…

Cross References
Exodus 4:23
and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!'"

Exodus 11:5
and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

Exodus 12:12
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

Exodus 12:29
Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.

Psalm 78:51
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

Psalm 105:36
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.

Psalm 136:10
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.


Treasury of Scripture

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

smote

Psalm 78:51
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

Psalm 105:36
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

Psalm 136:10
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

both of man and beast.

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Psalm 135
1. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5. For his power
8. For his judgments
15. The vanity of idols
19. An exhortation to bless God














(8) Egypt.--This abrupt change from the miracles of nature to the marvels of history is apparently copied from the next psalm, where see Note, Psalm 135:10.

Verse 8. - Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast (comp. Exodus 12:29). The most stupendous of the plagues of Egypt is given the first place in the account of God's wonderful dealings with men, and especially with his people. It gave them the deliverance out of Egypt, which made them a people (Exodus 12:31-33).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He struck down
שֶֽׁ֭הִכָּה (hik·kāh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

the firstborn
בְּכוֹרֵ֣י (bə·ḵō·w·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of Egypt,
מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

of both man
מֵ֝אָדָ֗ם (mê·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

and
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

beast.
בְּהֵמָֽה׃ (bə·hê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal


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