Psalm 78:51
New International Version
He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.

New Living Translation
He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family, the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.

English Standard Version
He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Berean Standard Bible
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

King James Bible
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

New King James Version
And destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.

New American Standard Bible
And struck all the firstborn in Egypt, The first and best of their vigor in the tents of Ham.

NASB 1995
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.

NASB 1977
And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.

Legacy Standard Bible
So He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, The first of their vigor in the tents of Ham.

Amplified Bible
He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, The first and best of their strength in the tents [of the land of the sons] of Ham.

Christian Standard Bible
He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham.

American Standard Version
And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He killed all the firstborn of Egypt, the first of all their children in the tents of Ham.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and smote every first-born in the land of Egypt; the first-fruits of their labours in the tents of Cham.

Contemporary English Version
He killed the first-born son of each Egyptian family.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: the firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of Cham.

English Revised Version
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He slaughtered every firstborn in Egypt, the ones born in the tents of Ham when their fathers were young.

Good News Translation
He killed the first-born sons of all the families of Egypt.

International Standard Version
He struck every firstborn in Egypt, the first fruits of their manhood in the tents of Ham.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

Literal Standard Version
And He strikes every firstborn in Egypt, | The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

Majority Standard Bible
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.

New American Bible
He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the first fruits of their vigor in the tents of Ham.

NET Bible
He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.

New Revised Standard Version
He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.

New Heart English Bible
and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Webster's Bible Translation
And smote all the first-born in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

World English Bible
and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Young's Literal Translation
And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

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Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
50He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague. 51He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham. 52He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.…

Cross References
Romans 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Genesis 49:3
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Exodus 11:5
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.

Exodus 12:29
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.

Psalm 105:23
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:27
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalm 105:36
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.


Treasury of Scripture

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

smote

Psalm 105:36
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

Psalm 135:8
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

Psalm 136:10
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:

the chief

Genesis 49:3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

tabernacles

Psalm 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Psalm 106:22
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

Genesis 9:22-25
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without…

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














Verse 51. - And smote all the firstborn in Egypt (see Exodus 12:29). The chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham; or, "the beginning (literally, firstfruits) of their strength" (comp. Genesis 49:3). "The tabernacles of Ham" is a periphrasis for "Egypt" - the Egyptians, according to the author of Genesis (Genesis 10:6), being descendants of Ham (comp. Psalm 105:23, 27; 6:22). There are no sufficient grounds for connecting the name of Ham either with the Egyptian Kem, Kemi - the native name for the country - or with Khem, one of the principal Egyptian goes. The literation is, no doubt, close in the latter case; but etymologists lay it down that close approximations are especially deceptive.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He struck
וַיַּ֣ךְ (way·yaḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the firstborn
בְּכ֣וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

of Egypt,
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם (bə·miṣ·rā·yim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

the virility
א֝וֹנִ֗ים (’ō·w·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 202: Ability, power, wealth

in the tents
בְּאָהֳלֵי־ (bə·’ā·ho·lê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Ham.
חָֽם׃ (ḥām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2526: Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians


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