Exodus 9

The Readings · Oct 21, 2026 · 4m

Exodus 9 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added.

Translator's notes:

• Exodus 9:6 — כֹּל מִקְנֵה מִצְרַיִם (kol miqneh Mitzrayim): chose "all Egypt's livestock". Alternatives: "all the livestock in the field", understood from verse 3. Why: the verse as written says all, even though later verses speak of Egyptian livestock again; the rendering keeps the word as written and leaves the tension on the page.

• Exodus 9:15 — שָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־יָדִי וָאַךְ (shalachti et-yadi va'akh): chose "I could have stretched out my hand and struck"…