Exodus 9 · Verse 5

Exodus 9:5

And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
Exodus 9:5, King James Version

Exodus 9:5 in other translations

BSBThe LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”
WEBThe LORD appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.”
ASVAnd Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow Jehovah shall do this thing in the land.
YLTand Jehovah setteth an appointed time, saying, To-morrow doth Jehovah do this thing in the land.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow will Jehovah do this thing in the land.
BBEAnd the time was fixed by the Lord, and he said, Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.
WebsterAnd the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow the LORD will do this thing in the land.

What does Exodus 9:5 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 5 To-morrow the Lord shall do this - By thus foretelling the evil, he showed his prescience and power; and from this both the Egyptians and Hebrews must see that the mortality that ensued was no casualty, but the effect of a predetermined purpose in the Divine justice.

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 9:5 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.

וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מוֹעֵ֣דmo.'Edan appointed timeH4150
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
מָחָ֗רma.ChartomorrowH4279
יַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Varthe thingH1697
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בָּאָֽרֶץ\׃ba.'A.retzin the landH776

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

Cross references for Exodus 9:5

  • Exodus 8:23

    And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

  • Jeremiah 28:16-17

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

  • Numbers 16:5

    And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

  • Job 24:1

    Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

  • Exodus 9:18

    Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

  • Exodus 10:4

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

  • Matthew 27:63-64

    Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

  • Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

    To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a set time.
18; 8:23; 10:4; Nu 16:5; Job 24:1; Ec 3:1-11; Jer 28:16,17
Mt 27:63,64

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 9:6

    And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

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Exodus 9:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová señaló tiempo, diciendo: Mañana hará Jehová esta cosa en la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel assigna un temps, disant: Demain l’ Éternel fera cela dans le pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova bestimmte eine Zeit und sprach: Morgen wird Jehova dieses tun im Lande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Constituitque Dominus tempus, dicens: Cras faciet Dominus verbum istud in terra.