Exodus 9 · Verse 4

Exodus 9:4

And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.
Exodus 9:4, King James Version

Exodus 9:4 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
WEBThe LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt; and nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”’”
ASVAnd Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.
YLT‘And Jehovah hath separated between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt, and there doth not die a thing of all the sons of Israel's;
DARBYAnd Jehovah will distinguish between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that the children of Israel have.
BBEAnd the Lord will make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; there will be no loss of any of the cattle of Israel.
WebsterAnd the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel, and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.

What does Exodus 9:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 9:3-5

Ex 9:1-7. Murrain of Beasts. 3-5. Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle--A fifth application was made to Pharaoh in behalf of the Israelites by Moses, who was instructed to tell him that, if he persisted in opposing their departure, a pestilence would be sent among all the flocks and herds of the Egyptians, while those of the Israelites would be spared. As he showed no intention of keeping his promise, he…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The Lord shall sever - See Clarke on Exo 8:22 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 9:1-7

God will have Israel released, Pharaoh opposes it, and the trial is, whose word shall stand. The hand of the Lord at once is upon the cattle, many of which, some of all kinds, die by a sort of murrain. This was greatly to the loss of the owners; they had made Israel poor, and now God would make them poor. The hand of God is to be seen, even in the sickness and death of cattle; for a sparrow falls not to the ground…

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Exodus 9:4 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.

וְהִפְלָ֣הve.hif.Lahand he will separateH6395
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בֵּ֚יןbeinbetweenH996
מִקְנֵ֣הmik.Neh[the] livestock ofH4735
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וּבֵ֖יןu.Veinand betweenH996
מִקְנֵ֣הmik.Neh[the] livestock ofH4735
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָמ֛וּתya.Mutit will dieH4191
מִכָּל\־mi.kolof allH3605
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Nei[that belongs] to [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
דָּבָֽר\׃da.VaranythingH1697

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

Cross references for Exodus 9:4

  • Exodus 8:22

    And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

  • Exodus 12:13

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

  • Malachi 3:18

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  • Isaiah 65:13-14

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

  • Exodus 10:23

    They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8:22; 10:23; 12:13; Isa 65:13,14; Mal 3:18

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Context

  • Exodus 9:3

    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.

  • Exodus 9:4

    And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children’s of Israel.

  • Exodus 9:5

    And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

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Exodus 9:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová hará separación entre los ganados de Israel y los de Egipto, de modo que nada muera de todo lo de los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et l’ Éternel distinguera entre les troupeaux des Israélites et les troupeaux des Égyptiens, et rien ne mourra de tout ce qui est aux fils d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova wird einen Unterschied machen zwischen dem Vieh Israels und dem Vieh der Ägypter, und von allem, was den Kindern Israel gehört, wird nichts sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et faciet Dominus mirabile inter possessiones Israël et possessiones Ægyptiorum, ut nihil omnino pereat ex eis quæ pertinent ad filios Israël.