Números 33:4

4 Mientras tanto, los egipcios enterraban a todos sus primeros hijos varones, a los que el Señor
había matado la noche anterior. ¡Esa noche el Señor
derrotó a los dioses de Egipto, con grandes actos de juicio!

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 Por orden del Señor
, Moisés guardó un registro escrito del avance. Estas son las etapas de la marcha, identificadas por los diferentes lugares donde se detuvieron en la ruta.

3 Salieron de la ciudad de Ramsés, a comienzos de la primavera, el día quince del primer mes,
por la mañana después de la primera celebración de la Pascua. El pueblo de Israel marchó desafiante, a la vista de todos los egipcios.

4 Mientras tanto, los egipcios enterraban a todos sus primeros hijos varones, a los que el Señor
había matado la noche anterior. ¡Esa noche el Señor
derrotó a los dioses de Egipto, con grandes actos de juicio!

5 Después de dejar Ramsés, los israelitas armaron el campamento en Sucot.

6 Luego partieron de Sucot y acamparon en Etam en los límites del desierto.