Exodus 10:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
out	נְטֵ֨ה ne.Teh	H5186	to stretch or spread out · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	יָדְךָ֜ ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
land	אֶ֤רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
locusts	בָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה ba.'ar.Beh	H697	a locust (from its rapid increase) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	וְיַ֖עַל ve.Ya.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
eat	וְיֹאכַל֙ ve.yo.Khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
herb	עֵ֣שֶׂב 'E.sev	H6212	grass (or any tender shoot) · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
hail	הַבָּרָֽד ha.ba.Rad	H1259	hail · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
left	הִשְׁאִ֖יר hish.'Ir	H7604	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 7:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon t…
Exodus 10:4-5 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Here is, I. The invasion of the land by the locusts - God's great army, Joe 2:11. God bids Moses stretch out his hand (Exo 10:12), to beckon them, as it wee (for they came at a call), and he stretched forth his rod, Exo 10:13. Compare Exo 9:22 23. Moses ascribes it to the stretching out, not of his own hand, but the rod of God, the instituted sign of God's presence with him. The locusts obey the summons, and fly upon the wings of the wind, the east wind, and caterpillars without number, as we are told, Psa 105:34, Psa 105:35. A formidable army of horse and foot might more easily have been resisted than this host of insects. Who then is able to stand before the great God? II. The desolations…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:11

they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence--In the East, when a person of authority and rank feels annoyed by a petition which he is unwilling to grant, he makes a signal to his attendants, who rush forward and, seizing the obnoxious suppliant by the neck, drag him out of the chamber with violent haste. Of such a character was the impassioned scene in the court of Egypt when the king had wrought himself into such a fit of uncontrollable fury as to treat ignominiously the two venerable representatives of the Hebrew people.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:10

Let the Lord be so with you - This is an obscure sentence. Some suppose that Pharaoh meant it as a curse, as if he had said, "May your God be as surely with you, as I shall let you go!" For as he purposed not to permit them to go, so he wished them as much of the Divine help as they should have of his permission. Look - for evil is before you - ראו כי רעה נגד פניכם reu ki raah neged peneychem, See ye that evil is before your faces - if you attempt to go, ye shall meet with the punishment ye deserve. Probably Pharaoh intended to insinuate that they had some sinister designs, and that they wished to go in a body that they might the better accomplish their purpose; but if they had no such desig…

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The Church Fathers

Even the locust, by divine grace, penetrates everywhere, and when it has filled the width of each region with its dense swarm, it first strikes without harm, and feeds on the barren land only after receiving the divine signal of permission. Indeed, just as we read in Exodus, it also acts as the celestial executor of righteous vengeance.
— Ambrose of Milan, The Six Days of Creation 5.23.82

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Dictionary and topics

Locust — There are ten Hebrew words used in Scripture to signify locust. In the New Testament locusts are mentioned as forming part of the food of John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6). By the Mosaic law…
Plague — A “stroke” of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Num. 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Sam. 24:21). Painful afflictions or diseases, (Lev. 13:3, 5, 30; 1 Kings 8:37), or severe calamity…
Plagues, The Ten — The occasion on which the plagues were sent is described in Exod 3-12.
Herbs, & C · Destroyed by: Locusts, & c — Destroyed by: Locusts, & c
Insects · Mentioned in scripture: Locust — Mentioned in scripture: Locust
Locust · Plague of — Plague of
Locust, The · One of the plagues of Egypt — One of the plagues of Egypt
Plague · Locusts — Locusts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 10:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:11

Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 10:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 10:12-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 10:11

Adam Clarke on Exodus 10:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 10:12

John Calvin on Exodus 10:12–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 10:12-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 10:7-11

Rashi on Exodus 10:12