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The LORD had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them. On their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the Egyptians buried all <i>their</i> firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the Egyptians were burying all <i>their</i> firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them. Also on their gods the LORD had executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the LORD had fatally struck among them. The LORD had also executed judgments against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the LORD had struck down among them. The LORD had also executed judgments on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born whom the LORD had struck down among them. The LORD had also executed judgments on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom Yahweh had struck down among them. Yahweh had also executed judgments on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the LORD had struck down among them. Upon their gods the LORD also executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the LORD had struck down among them, for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the LORD had struck down among them, for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Jehovah had smitten among them: upon their gods also Jehovah executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the LORD had killed in a mighty act of judgment on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />who were burying the first-born sons that the LORD had killed. By doing this, the LORD showed that he was more powerful than the gods of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />while they were burying their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them. The LORD also executed justice against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them; for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them; the LORD also executed judgments on their gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck among them: on their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the Egyptians buried all their first-born, whom the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom Yahweh had struck among them. Yahweh also executed judgments on their gods. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the Egyptians are burying those whom YHWH has struck among them, every firstborn, and YHWH has done judgments on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the Egyptians are burying those whom Jehovah hath smitten among them, every first-born, and on their gods hath Jehovah done judgments -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Egyptians burying whom Jehovah smote among them, all the first-born: and upon their gods Jehovah did judgments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had slain (upon their gods also he had executed vengeance,) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And these were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down (for so, too, did he carry out retribution against their gods).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />while the Egyptians buried those whom the LORD had struck down, every firstborn; on their gods, too, the LORD executed judgments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them. The LORD executed judgments even against their gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />While the Egyptians were burying all their first-born whom the LORD had slain among them; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Egyptians were burying the firstborn ones whom LORD JEHOVAH killed among them, and LORD JEHOVAH executed judgment on their gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were burying them that the LORD had smitten among them, even all their first-born; upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Egyptians buried those that died of them, even all that the Lord smote, every first-born in the land of Egypt; also the Lord executed vengeance on their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/33-4.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/yauBFvKLNNo?start=10214" 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/numbers/33.htm">The Forty-Two Journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: ū·miṣ·ra·yim (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: mə·qab·bə·rîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">were burying</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: bə·ḵō·wr (N-ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">their firstborn,</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.">whom the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">had struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them;</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.">for the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had executed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8201.htm" title="8201: šə·p̄ā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, i.e. Infliction.">judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ū·ḇê·lō·hê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">against their gods.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.…<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="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a></span><br />On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a></span><br />Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. / During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-43.htm">Psalm 78:43-51</a></span><br />when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. / He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. / He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Psalm 105:27-36</a></span><br />They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. / He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. / He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4-5</a></span><br />Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. / And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Exodus 11:4-7</a></span><br />So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, / and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle. / Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Exodus 10:2</a></span><br />and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a></span><br />When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Exodus 18:11</a></span><br />Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Ezekiel 30:13</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a></span><br />By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: on their gods also the LORD executed judgments.</p><p class="hdg">buried</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-36.htm">Psalm 105:36</a></b></br> He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.</p><p class="hdg">upon their gods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a></b></br> For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Exodus 18:11</a></b></br> Now I know that the LORD <i>is</i> greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly <i>he was</i> above them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a></b></br> The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/50-14.htm">Burying</a> <a href="/numbers/32-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/numbers/33-3.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/acts/13-28.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/numbers/27-21.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-46.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/numbers/11-24.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/numbers/32-4.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/numbers/32-4.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-6.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Burying</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-18.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Executed</a> <a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-5.htm">Placing</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">The forty-two journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">The Canaanites are to be destroyed</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>who were burying all their firstborn</b><br>This phrase refers to the Egyptians who were mourning the loss of their firstborn sons. This event is the culmination of the ten plagues that God sent upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. The death of the firstborn was a direct and devastating blow to Egyptian families, affecting every household. This plague is recorded in <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a>, where it states that there was not a house without someone dead. The firstborn held a place of prominence in ancient cultures, often inheriting leadership and a double portion of the family estate, making this loss particularly significant.<p><b>whom the LORD had struck down among them</b><br>This indicates that the deaths of the firstborn were an act of divine intervention. The LORD's direct involvement underscores His sovereignty and power over life and death. It also highlights the fulfillment of His promise to deliver His people from bondage. This act of judgment was not random but a deliberate response to Pharaoh's hardened heart and refusal to let the Israelites go, as seen in <a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Exodus 11:4-7</a>. The LORD's actions demonstrate His justice and the seriousness of opposing His will.<p><b>for the LORD had executed judgment against their gods</b><br>This phrase reveals the spiritual dimension of the plagues, particularly the death of the firstborn. Each plague was a direct challenge to the pantheon of Egyptian deities, demonstrating the LORD's supremacy over them. The Egyptians worshiped many gods, including those associated with fertility, life, and protection. The death of the firstborn was a direct affront to these deities, showing their impotence in the face of the true God. This judgment against the gods of Egypt is echoed in <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a>, where God declares He will execute judgment on all the gods of Egypt. This act foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over all false gods and points to the future triumph of Christ, who disarms the spiritual powers and authorities, as described in <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a></b><br>The people of Egypt who were experiencing the aftermath of the tenth plague, the death of the firstborn.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/firstborn.htm">Firstborn</a></b><br>Refers to the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, who were struck down as part of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who executed judgment against the Egyptians and their gods.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_against_the_gods_of_egypt.htm">Judgment against the gods of Egypt</a></b><br>This event signifies God's power over the Egyptian deities, demonstrating His supremacy.<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>The event underscores God's absolute authority over all creation, including false gods and idols. Believers are reminded to trust in God's supreme power in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_deliverance.htm">Judgment and Deliverance</a></b><br>The judgment on Egypt's firstborn was also a means of deliverance for the Israelites. This dual aspect of judgment and salvation is a recurring theme in Scripture, pointing to the ultimate deliverance through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_gods_and_idolatry.htm">False Gods and Idolatry</a></b><br>The judgment against the gods of Egypt serves as a warning against idolatry. Believers are called to examine their lives for anything that might take the place of God and to remove such idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The fulfillment of God's promise to deliver Israel from Egypt is a testament to His faithfulness. Christians can find assurance in God's promises, knowing He is faithful to fulfill them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_the_tribe_of_levi's_role.htm">What role did the Tribe of Levi serve biblically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_god's_speech_today.htm">In Job 33:14, if God truly speaks in multiple ways, why is there no verifiable evidence of such divine communication today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_god_is_present_with_abraham.htm">Why does the text claim God is physically present and conversing with Abraham if other passages emphasize God's transcendence (Genesis 18:1, 22)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Buried all their first-born,</span> <span class="cmt_word">which the Lord had smitten among them.</span> Literally, "were burying (Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἔθαπτον</span>) those whom the Lord had smitten among them, viz., all the first-born." The fact that the Egyptians were so universally employed about the funeral rites of their first-born - rites to which they paid such extreme attention - seems to be mentioned here as supplying one reason at least why the Israelites began their outward march without opposition. It is in perfect accordance with what we know of the Egyptians, that all other passions and interests should give place for the time to the necessary care for the departed. <span class="cmt_word">Upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments.</span> See on Exodus 12:12, and cf. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1</a>. The false deities of Egypt, having no existence except in the imaginations of men, could only be affected within the sphere of those imaginations, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, by being made contemptible in the eyes of those who feared them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/33-4.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">[who]</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִצְרַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were burying</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקַבְּרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qab·bə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[their] firstborn,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכ֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</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">had struck down among them;</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכָּ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine 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">for the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">had executed</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgment</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָטִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄ā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8201.htm">Strong's 8201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sentence, infliction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against their gods.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇê·lō·hê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">OT Law: Numbers 33:4 While the Egyptians were burying all their (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/33-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 33:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/33-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 33:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 33:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>