29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 12:29:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֣יvayehi{And} it happened Exodus 12:29:2 ⧉בַּחֲצִ֣יbakhatsiat the middle of Exodus 12:29:3 ⧉הַלַּ֗יְלָהhalailathe night Exodus 12:29:4 ⧉וַֽיהוָה֮vayahwehand the LORD Exodus 12:29:5 ⧉הִכָּ֣הhikahstruck Exodus 12:29:6 ⧉כָל־בְּכוֹר֮kholbekhorevery firstborn Exodus 12:29:7 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of Exodus 12:29:8 ⧉מִצְרַיִם֒mitsrayimEgypt Exodus 12:29:9 ⧉מִבְּכֹ֤רmibbekhorfrom the firstborn of Exodus 12:29:10 ⧉פַּרְעֹה֙parohPharaoh Exodus 12:29:11 ⧉הַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhayoshevthe one sitting Exodus 12:29:12 ⧉עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹalkisoon his throne Exodus 12:29:13 ⧉עַ֚דadas far as Exodus 12:29:14 ⧉בְּכ֣וֹרbekhorthe firstborn of Exodus 12:29:15 ⧉הַשְּׁבִ֔יhashevithe captive Exodus 12:29:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֖רasherwho Exodus 12:29:17 ⧉בְּבֵ֣יתbeveitin the house of Exodus 12:29:18 ⧉הַבּ֑וֹרhaborthe pit Exodus 12:29:19 ⧉וְכֹ֖לvekholand every Exodus 12:29:20 ⧉בְּכ֥וֹרbekhorfirstborn of Exodus 12:29:21 ⧉בְּהֵמָֽה׃behemahlivestock |
29. Formal Translation And it happened at midnight that the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison-house; and all the firstborn of the livestock. |
29. Dynamic Translation At midnight the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Warrior} struck down every firstborn in Egypt—from the firstborn of Pharaoh on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and even all the firstborn among the animals. |