Exodus 10 · Verse 5

Exodus 10:5

And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
Exodus 10:5, King James Version

Exodus 10:5 in other translations

BSBThey will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
WEBand they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won’t be able to see the earth. They shall eat the residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the field.
ASVand they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
YLTand it hath covered the eye of the land, and none is able to see the land, and it hath eaten the remnant of that which is escaped, which is left to you from the hail, and it hath eaten every tree which is springing for you out of the field;
DARBYand they shall cover the face of the land, so that ye will not be able to see the land; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which ye have remaining from the hail, and shall eat every tree which ye have growing in the field;
BBEAnd the face of the earth will be covered with them, so that you will not be able to see the earth: and they will be the destruction of everything which up to now has not been damaged, everything which was not crushed by the ice-storm, and every tree still living in your fields.
WebsterAnd they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which hath escaped, which remaineth to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

What does Exodus 10:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 They shall cover the face of the earth - They sometimes cover the whole ground to the depth of six or eight inches. See the preceding accounts.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 10:1-11

The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself; but no account was made of it, for he was not sincere therein. The plague of locusts is threatened. This should be much worse than any of that kind which had ever been known. Pharaoh's attendants persuade him to come to terms with Moses. Hereupon Pharaoh will allow…

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Exodus 10:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.Sahand it will coverH3680
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵ֣ין'ein[the] eye ofH5869
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יוּכַ֖לyu.Khalanyone will be ableH3201
לִרְאֹ֣תlir.'Otto seeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe groundH776
וְאָכַ֣ל\׀ve.'a.Khaland it will eatH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] remainder ofH3499
הַפְּלֵטָ֗הha.pe.le.Tahthe escaped thingH6413
הַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶתha.nish.'E.retwhich remainsH7604
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto <the> you
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.Radthe hailH1259
וְאָכַל֙ve.'a.Khaland it will eatH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הָעֵ֔ץha.'Etz<the> treeH6086
הַצֹּמֵ֥חַha.tzo.Me.achthat is sproutingH6779
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemfor <the> you
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׂדֶֽה\׃ha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 10:5

  • Exodus 9:32

    But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

  • Joel 1:4

    That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

  • Joel 2:25

    And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
face. Heb. eye.
15
the residue.
9:32; Joe 1:4; 2:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 10:4

    Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

  • Exodus 10:5

    And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

  • Exodus 10:6

    And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

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Exodus 10:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La cual cubrirá la faz de la tierra, de modo que no pueda verse la tierra; y ella comerá lo que quedó salvo, lo que os ha quedado del granizo; comerá asimismo todo árbol que os produce fruto en el campo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et elles couvriront la face de la terre, de sorte qu’on ne pourra pas voir la terre; et elles mangeront le reste qui est échappé, que la grêle vous a laissé, et elles mangeront tout arbre qui croît dans vos champs;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sie werden das Angesicht des Landes bedecken, daß man das Land nicht wird sehen können; und sie werden das Übrige fressen, das entronnen, das euch übriggeblieben ist von dem Hagel, und werden alle Bäume fressen, die euch auf dem Felde wachsen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quæ operiat superficiem terræ, ne quidquam ejus appareat, sed comedatur quod residuum fuerit grandini: corrodet enim omnia ligna quæ germinant in agris.