Números 33:4

4 Estaban enterrando los Egipcios los que Jehová había muerto de ellos, á todo primogénito; habiendo Jehová hecho también juicios en sus dioses.

Números 33:4 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:4

For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the Lord
had smitten among them
Which contributed much to the more easy and safe deliverance of the children of Israel; for their hearts were heavy with sorrow, and their hands were full, and they had other work to do, namely, to bury their dead, than to molest Israel; and besides, they knew it was for detaining them this stroke came upon them:

upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments;
they were moved at the presence, and by the power of God, and fell and were dashed to pieces, as the idols of the same land were in later times, see ( Isaiah 19:1 ) and this still the more intimidated and frightened the Egyptians, that they dared not attempt to hinder the departure of the Israelites from them. The Targum of Jonathan says, the Word of the Lord did this; and adds, their molten idols became soft, their strong idols were mutilated, their earthen idols were diminished, their wooden idols became ashes, and those of beasts died.

Números 33:4 In-Context

2 Y Moisés escribió sus salidas conforme á sus jornadas por mandato de Jehová. Estas, pues, son sus estancias con arreglo á sus partidas.

3 De Rameses partieron en el mes primero, á los quince diás del mes primero: el segundo día de la pascua salieron los hijos de Israel con mano alta, á ojos de todos los Egipcios.

4 Estaban enterrando los Egipcios los que Jehová había muerto de ellos, á todo primogénito; habiendo Jehová hecho también juicios en sus dioses.

5 Partieron, pues, los hijos de Israel de Rameses, y asentaron campo en Succoth.

6 Y partiendo de Succoth, asentaron en Etham, que está al cabo del desierto.