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and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now if I had stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For had I now put out My hand and struck you and your people with plague, you would then have been eliminated from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For if by now I had put forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For <i>if by</i> now I had put forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For <i>if by</i> now I had sent forth My hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, you would then have been wiped out from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For by now I could have put out My hand and struck you and your people with a pestilence, and you would then have been cut off (obliterated) from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, he could already have sent a terrible disease and wiped you from the face of the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />By now I could have used my power to kill you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If I had raised my hand to strike you and your people with disease, you would have been completely destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, by now I could have sent forth my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For now I would have put forth my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For now I would have stretched out my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for now I have put forth My hand, and I strike you, and your people, with pestilence, and you are hidden from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for now I have put forth My hand, and I smite thee, and thy people, with pestilence, and thou art hidden from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For now I sent forth my hand, and surely I will smite thee and thy people with death; and thou shalt be destroyed from the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For now I will stretch out my hand to strike thee, and thy people with pestilence, and thou shalt perish from the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For by now I should have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with such pestilence that you would have vanished from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For now I will stretch out my hand that I may strike you and your people with pestilence; and you shall perish from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because now I stretch out my hands and I strike you and your people with slaughter and you will be destroyed from the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For now I will stretch forth my hand and smite thee and kill thy people, and thou shalt be consumed from off the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2076" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">The Seventh Plague: Hail</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">by this time</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I could have stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wā·’aḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·wṯ·ḵā (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: bad·dā·ḇer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">with a plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: wat·tik·kā·ḥêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">to wipe you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">off</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Genesis 12:17</a></span><br />The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a></span><br />One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Deuteronomy 7:15</a></span><br />And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-60.htm">Deuteronomy 28:60-61</a></span><br />He will afflict you again with all the diseases you dreaded in Egypt, and they will cling to you. / The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-12</a></span><br />Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">2 Samuel 24:15</a></span><br />So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50</a></span><br />He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Psalm 105:36</a></span><br />Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-19.htm">Ezekiel 14:19</a></span><br />Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Amos 4:10</a></span><br />“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Revelation 16:9</a></span><br />And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite you and your people with pestilence; and you shall be cut off from the earth.</p><p class="hdg">stretch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3,6,16</a></b></br> Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which <i>is</i> in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: <i>there shall be</i> a very grievous murrain… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a></b></br> And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.</p><p class="hdg">that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Exodus 11:4-6</a></b></br> And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29,30</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that <i>was</i> in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle… </p><p class="hdg">cut off</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-28.htm">Exodus 14:28</a></b></br> And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, <i>and</i> all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-34.htm">1 Kings 13:34</a></b></br> And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut <i>it</i> off, and to destroy <i>it</i> from off the face of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Proverbs 2:22</a></b></br> But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/31-42.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/43-23.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/7-25.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Wiped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/exodus/10-14.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/exodus/9-25.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/18-22.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Wiped</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-1.htm">The plague on livestock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">The plague of boils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-13.htm">The message of Moses about the hail,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">The plague of hail</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests that God has been patient and deliberate in His actions. The plagues were not random but were part of a divine plan to demonstrate His power and sovereignty over Egypt and its gods.<p><b>I could have stretched out My hand</b><br>The "hand" of God is a metaphor for His power and intervention in human affairs. In biblical terms, God's hand represents His ability to execute judgment or deliverance. This phrase emphasizes God's control over the situation and His ability to act decisively.<p><b>and struck you and your people</b><br>This refers to Pharaoh and the Egyptians. The plagues were directed at both the leader and the nation, highlighting the collective responsibility and the widespread impact of their actions. It also underscores the personal nature of God's judgment against those who oppose His will.<p><b>with a plague</b><br>Plagues were common in the ancient Near East and were often seen as acts of divine judgment. Each plague in Exodus was a direct challenge to the Egyptian gods, demonstrating the futility of their worship. This particular mention of a plague serves as a reminder of God's power to bring about destruction as a form of judgment.<p><b>to wipe you off the earth</b><br>This phrase indicates the severity of the potential judgment. It echoes the language of total destruction found in other parts of the Old Testament, such as the flood narrative in Genesis. It serves as a warning of the ultimate consequences of continued rebellion against God.<p><b>and your people</b><br>The inclusion of "your people" highlights the communal aspect of sin and judgment. In the biblical context, leaders and their people were often seen as a unit, with the actions of one affecting the other. This reflects the interconnectedness of society and the far-reaching impact of leadership decisions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who speaks through Moses, demonstrating His power and authority over Egypt and its gods.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against releasing the Israelites, serving as an instrument to display God's power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His message to Pharaoh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, and the setting for the plagues that demonstrate God's power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>A series of divine judgments sent by God to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites, showcasing His might and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>God demonstrates His supreme authority over all creation, including the most powerful rulers and nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_patience_and_justice.htm">Divine Patience and Justice</a></b><br>Despite having the power to destroy, God shows patience, giving Pharaoh multiple opportunities to repent and obey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_judgment.htm">The Purpose of Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgments serve a dual purpose: to punish the wicked and to reveal His glory and power to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's hardened heart serves as a warning against resisting God's will and the consequences of pride and disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a></b><br>The plagues are a testament to God's commitment to His covenant with Israel, ensuring their deliverance and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_ten_plagues_in_the_bible.htm">What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_revelation's_seven_trumpets.htm">What are Revelation's seven trumpets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_hardened_pharaoh's_heart,_is_he_guilty.htm">(Exodus 11:9–10) If Pharaoh’s heart was divinely hardened, how is he personally culpable for resisting the requests to free the Israelites? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_locusts_and_hail_plagues_align.htm">How does the destruction caused by the locusts (Exodus 10:15) align with the later plague of hail in Exodus 9, which supposedly ruined crops earlier?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">For now I will stretch out my hand.</span>--The words admit of this translation, but the context will not allow it. Translate--<span class= "ital">And now I might have</span> <span class= "ital">stretched out mine hand, and smitten both thee and thy people with pestilence; and then thou hadst been cut off from the earth; but,</span> &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For now I will stretch out my hand</span>. It is generally agreed by modern writers that this translation fails to give the true sense of the original God does not here announce what he is going to do, but what he might have done, and would have done, but for certain considerations. Translate, "For now might I have stretched out my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence; and then thou hadst been cut off from the earth." Scripture shows that pestilence is always in God's power, and may at any time be let loose to scourge his foes, and sweep them into the pit of destruction. (See <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Numbers 14:12</a>; <a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13-15</a>, etc.) He had not done now what he might have done, and what Pharaoh's obstinacy might well have provoked him to do; and why? On account of the considerations contained in the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by this time</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I could have stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·laḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and struck</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתְךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wṯ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶֽת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a plague</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּ֑בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dā·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to wipe you</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּכָּחֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tik·kā·ḥêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">off</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:15 For now I would have put forth (Exo. 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