Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament · Exodus Chapter 9

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Exodus Chapter 9

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EXO 9:6

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In the words “ all the cattle of the Egyptians died, ” all is not to be taken in an absolute sense, but according to popular usage, as denoting such a quantity, that what remained was nothing in comparison; and, according to Exodus 9:3, it must be entirely restricted to the cattle in the field. For, according to Exodus 9:9 and Exodus 9:19, much of the cattle of the Egyptians still remained even after this murrain, though it extended to all kinds of cattle, horses, asses, camels, oxen, and sheep, and differed in this respect from natural murrains.

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EXO 9:7

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But Pharaoh's heart still continued hardened, though he convinced himself by direct inquiry that the cattle of the Israelites had been spared.

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EXO 9:24

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“ Fire mingled; ” lit., collected together, i.e., formed into balls (cf. Ezekiel 1:4). “The lightning took the form of balls of fire, which came down like burning torches.”

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