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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />the hand of the LORD will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD will fall with a very severe plague upon your livestock that are in the field, the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD will come <i>with</i> a very severe plague on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD will come with a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD will come <i>with</i> a very severe pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />behold, the hand of Yahweh will come <i>with</i> a very heavy pestilence on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />now hear this: the hand of the LORD will fall on your livestock which are out in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks—a horrible plague shall come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field—the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD&#8217s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field—the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he will bring a terrible disease on your horses and donkeys, your camels and cattle, and your sheep and goats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock, including your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will punish you by sending a terrible disease on all your animals--your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then the hand of the LORD will come with a very severe plague on your livestock in the fields, on horses, on donkeys, on camels, on cattle, and on sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field?on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then the hand of the LORD will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />look, the hand of the LORD is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />behold, Yahweh’s hand is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />behold, the hand of YHWH is on your livestock which [are] in the field, on horses, on donkeys, on camels, on herd, and on flock—a very grievous pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> lo, the hand of Jehovah is on thy cattle which are in the field, on horses, on asses, on camels, on herd, and on flock -- a pestilence very grievous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field; upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen and upon the sheep: death exceedingly heavy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold my hand shall be upon thy fields: and a very grievous murrain upon thy horses, and asses, and camels, and oxen, and sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />behold, my hand will be over your fields. And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the oxen, and the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the hand of the LORD will strike your livestock in the field—your horses, donkeys, camels, herds and flocks—with a very severe pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the hand of the LORD will strike with a deadly pestilence your livestock in the field: the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD will smite your cattle which are in the desert, the horses, the asses, the camels, the oxen, and the sheep; there shall be a very severe plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, the hand of LORD JEHOVAH will be on your cattle that are in the wilderness, on the horses, and on the donkeys, and on the camels, and on the oxen, and on the sheep, a plague that is very severe.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />behold, the hand of the Lord shall be upon thy cattle in the fields, both on the horses, and on the asses, and on the camels and oxen and sheep, a very great mortality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/9-3.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=1962" 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 Fifth Plague: Livestock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hō·w·yāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/3515.htm" title="3515: kā·ḇêḏ (Adj-ms) -- Heavy. From kabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense or in a bad sense.">a severe</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: de·ḇer (N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: bə·miq·nə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">on your livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in the field—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: bas·sū·sîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">on your horses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ba·ḥă·mō·rîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">donkeys,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: bag·gə·mal·lîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">camels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bab·bā·qār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">herds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">and flocks.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>But 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.’ ”…<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="/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="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a></span><br />And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.<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_chronicles/21-14.htm">2 Chronicles 21:14-15</a></span><br />So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow. / And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”<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/91-5.htm">Psalm 91:5-6</a></span><br />You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, / nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6</a></span><br />I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a></span><br />See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!<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="/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/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a></span><br />So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the hand of the LORD is on your cattle which is in the field, on the horses, on the asses, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.</p><p class="hdg">the hand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4</a></b></br> But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, <i>and</i> my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-19.htm">Exodus 8:19</a></b></br> Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This <i>is</i> the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-11</a></b></br> But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, <i>even</i> Ashdod and the coasts thereof… </p><p class="hdg">murrain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Exodus 5:3</a></b></br> And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/50-8.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/exodus/8-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/genesis/50-8.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/exodus/8-2.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/genesis/47-20.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Terrible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/exodus/9-4.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/numbers/31-28.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Field</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/exodus/10-9.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/10-24.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/exodus/10-9.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/exodus/9-4.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/exodus/9-24.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Terrible</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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The "hand of the LORD" is a biblical metaphor for God's power and authority. It is used throughout Scripture to denote God's active involvement in the affairs of humanity, often in the context of deliverance or judgment (e.g., <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a>, <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). In this context, it emphasizes that the forthcoming plague is a direct act of God, not a natural disaster.<p><b>will bring a severe plague</b><br>The term "severe plague" indicates a devastating and widespread affliction. In the ancient Near East, plagues were often seen as acts of divine retribution. This particular plague is part of the ten plagues of Egypt, which were judgments against the Egyptian gods and a demonstration of God's supremacy (<a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a>). The severity underscores the seriousness of Pharaoh's refusal to release the Israelites.<p><b>on your livestock in the field</b><br>Livestock was a critical component of the Egyptian economy and daily life, providing food, labor, and trade goods. The plague specifically targeting livestock in the field highlights the vulnerability of Egypt's resources and the direct impact on their agricultural and economic stability. This also serves as a direct challenge to the Egyptian god Apis, who was depicted as a bull and symbolized fertility and strength.<p><b>on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks</b><br>The mention of specific animals underscores the comprehensive nature of the plague. Horses were used for chariots and military purposes, donkeys for transportation, camels for trade, and herds and flocks for food and clothing. The inclusion of these animals indicates that no aspect of Egyptian life would be untouched by this judgment. This comprehensive destruction serves as a precursor to the final plague, which would lead to the Exodus. The targeting of these animals also foreshadows the future provision and protection of Israel's livestock during their journey to the Promised Land (<a href="/exodus/12-32.htm">Exodus 12:32</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is demonstrating His power and sovereignty over Egypt and its gods through the plagues.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, whose heart is hardened against letting the Israelites go, despite the plagues.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>God's chosen leaders to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt.<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.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague_on_livestock.htm">The Plague on Livestock</a></b><br>The fifth plague sent by God, targeting the Egyptian economy and religious symbols.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The plagues demonstrate God's control over nature and His authority over all creation. Believers can trust in God's power and His plans for justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>While the plagues are acts of judgment, they also serve as opportunities for repentance. God's mercy is evident in His warnings and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Pharaoh's refusal to heed God's command illustrates the danger of a hardened heart. Believers are called to remain open and responsive to God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_disobedience.htm">The Cost of Disobedience</a></b><br>The economic and spiritual impact of the plagues on Egypt highlights the consequences of resisting God's will. Obedience to God brings life and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_of_his_people.htm">God's Protection of His People</a></b><br>The distinction between the Egyptians and Israelites during the plagues reassures believers of God's protection and care for His covenant people.<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_does_'hand_of_god'_mean.htm">What does "Hand of God" mean?</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_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_egyptian_records_of_exodus_plagues.htm">Why are there no clear Egyptian historical or archaeological records of these devastating plagues (Exodus 9)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy cattle which is in the field</span>. The word "cattle" here is to be taken generally, as including under it the various kinds particularised. The cattle are mentioned as being at this time "in the field," because during the inundation all of them were brought in and housed, while, after the waters had retired, and the land had dried, most of them were turned out to graze. This is always the time at which epidemics break out. <span class="cmt_word">The horses, the asses</span>, etc. Horses, which had been unknown prior to the Hyksos invasion, and which consequently do not appear in the list of animals presented to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>), first became common under the eighteenth dynasty, when they seem to have been employed exclusively in war. Their use for agricultural purposes, which is perhaps here indicated, was not till later. (See <span class="accented">Chabas</span>, <span class="accented">Etudes sur l'Antquite' Historic</span>, <span class="accented">p.</span> 421.) The ass was employed in great numbers at all times in Egypt. Women and children rode on them, men sometimes in a sort of litter between two of them. They were chiefly used for carrying burthens, which were sometimes of enormous size (Lepsius, <span class="accented">Denkmaler</span>, Part 2. pls. 42a, 47, 56, 80<span class="accented">c</span>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">The camels</span>. Camels are not represented on any Egyptian monument; but they are occasionally mentioned in the inscriptions (Chabas, <span class="accented">Etudes</span>, pp. 400-13). They are called <span class="accented">kauri</span> or <span class="accented">kamaru.</span> There is no doubt of their employment by the Egyptians as beasts of burthen in the traffic with Syria and with the Sinaitic peninsula. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/9-3.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">then</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹיָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a severe</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּבֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3515.htm">Strong's 3515: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heavy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plague</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֖בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(de·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">on your livestock</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִקְנְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miq·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the field—</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on your horses,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּסּוּסִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(bas·sū·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">donkeys,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·mō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">camels,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gə·mal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A camel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">herds,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבָּקָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bā·qār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beef cattle, ox, a herd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and flocks.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַצֹּ֑אן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 9:3 Behold the hand of Yahweh (Exo. 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