Fall On פָּגַע

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 17, 2025 · 3m

We are in Exodus chapter five with our word for today. פָּגַע fall on, strike upon, to strike, attack, assail, meet, press someone, encounter, afflict suddenly in an adverse way. It is used 44 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used to describe putting to death. 1 Samuel 22:17-18 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.” But the king’s officials were unwilling to raise a hand to לִפְגֹ֖עַ strike the priests of the Lord. The king then ordered Doeg…