Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 105:36

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

36. The tenth and last plague, Exo 11:1 ff. As in Psa 78:51, the firstborn are described as the beginning, or firstlings of all their strength. Cp. Gen 49:3; Deu 21:17.

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To wit, their first-born, as it is in the first clause, who are so called, Gen 49:3; Psa 78:51, and the beginning of their strength, Deu 21:17.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

36. the chiefliterally, “thefirstlings.” The ascending climax passes from the food of man toman himself. The language here is quoted from Ps78:51.

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He smote also all the firstborn in their land,…. Both of men and beasts; the firstborn of the king on the throne, and of the maidservant behind the mill, and of the captive in the dungeon; this was the last plague, and which prevailed upon the Egyptians to let Israel go, Ex 11:5.

The chief of all their strength; or the first of their strength; the same in different words as before, their firstborn; see Ge 49:3.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(36) See Psa. 78:51.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

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

Ver. 36. He smote also all the firstborn ] This he did last of all, the next spring after the first plague inflicted, et non nisi coactus, as that emperor once said when he subscribed a writ for execution of a certain malefactor.

The chief of all their strength ] Et ubi non erat primogenitus, moritur epitropus, say the Hebrews, where was not a firstborn, there the steward died; so that there was no house in Egypt without a dead corpse, as there are few among us without many dead souls.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

chief = firstlings.

strength. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6, for those produced by their strength or manly vigour.

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He smote: Psa 78:51, Psa 135:8, Psa 136:10, Exo 4:23, Exo 11:4, Exo 11:5, Exo 12:12, Exo 12:29, Exo 12:30, Heb 11:28

chief: Gen 49:3

Reciprocal: Exo 18:1 – done Num 8:17 – on the day Num 33:4 – buried Deu 7:15 – will put none Deu 21:17 – the beginning Jdg 2:1 – I made

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