Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, the hand of the Lord,.... Which was stronger than his, with which he held the Israelites:
is upon thy cattle which is in the field: this takes in all in general, of which the particulars…
Barnes' Notes
A very grievous murrain - Or “pestilence;” but the word “murrain,” i. e. “a great mortality,” exactly expresses the meaning. This terrible visitation struck far more severely than the preceding, which…
Adam Clarke
The hand of the Lord - The power of God manifested in judgment.
Upon the horses - סוסים susim. This is the first place the horse is mentioned; a creature for which Egypt and Arabia were always famous.…
Here is, I. Warning given of another plague, namely, the murrain of beasts. When Pharaoh's heart was hardened, after he had seemed to relent under the former plague, then Moses is sent to tell him…
Cambridge Bible
cattle lit. possessions, commonly used of possessions in sheep and oxen (Exo 12:38; Gen 47:14), but including here other animals as well.
camels Camels were not used, or bred, in ancient Egypt, nor do…
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