Psalm 78:51

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51 E hiri贸 谩 todo primog茅nito en Egipto, Las primicias de las fuerzas en las tiendas de Ch芒m.

Psalm 78:51 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt
From the prince to the peasant; and not only the firstborn of men, but of beasts also, ( Exodus 12:29 ) ,

the chief of their strength;
or first of it, as the firstborn is called, ( Genesis 49:3 ) ,

in the tabernacles of Ham;
in the several cities, towns, villages, and houses of the Egyptians, the descendants of cursed Ham; for Mizraim, from whom the Egyptians have their name, and from whence they sprung, was a son of Ham's, ( Genesis 10:6 ) . Perhaps No Ammon may be particularly meant, ( Nahum 3:8 ) , the same with Memphis, and which signifies the mansion or palace of Ammon, that is, Ham; and so Chemmis, another city in Egypt, signifies the same F14; of which see ( Psalms 105:23 ) this was the tenth and last plague: according to Suidas F15, the plagues of Egypt continued forty days.


FOOTNOTES:

F14 Dickinson Delph. Phoeniciz. cap. 4.
F15 In voce (aiguptou) .
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Psalm 78:51 In-Context

49 Envi贸 sobre ellos el furor de su sa帽a, Ira y enojo y angustia, Con misi贸n de malos 谩ngeles.
50 Dispuso el camino 谩 su furor; No eximi贸 la vida de ellos de la muerte, Sino que entreg贸 su vida 谩 la mortandad.
51 E hiri贸 谩 todo primog茅nito en Egipto, Las primicias de las fuerzas en las tiendas de Ch芒m.
52 Empero hizo salir 谩 su pueblo como ovejas, Y llev贸los por el desierto, como un reba帽o.
53 Y gui贸los con seguridad, que no tuvieron miedo; Y la mar cubri贸 谩 sus enemigos.
The Reina-Valera Antigua (1602) is in the public domain.