The Meaning of Exodus 10:5 Explained

Exodus 10:5

KJV: And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

YLT: and it hath covered the eye of the land, and none is able to see the land, and it hath eaten the remnant of that which is escaped, which is left to you from the hail, and it hath eaten every tree which is springing for you out of the field;

Darby: and they shall cover the face of the land, so that ye will not be able to see the land; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which ye have remaining from the hail, and shall eat every tree which ye have growing in the field;

ASV: and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they shall cover  the face  of the earth,  that one cannot be able  to see  the earth:  and they shall eat  the residue  of that which is escaped,  which remaineth  unto you from the hail,  and shall eat  every tree  which groweth  for you out of the field: 

What does Exodus 10:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 10:1-11 - Pharaoh Still Refuses To Submit
Pharaoh was capable of being a noble and glorious soul, through which God might have shown forth all His power and glory, Exodus 9:16. But he refused, and the profanation of the best made him the worst. There is a crisis in every soul-history up to which God's methods appear likely to turn the proud to Himself; but if that is passed, those methods seem only to harden. Just as in winter the thaw of the noon makes harder ice during the night; so, if the love of God fails to soften, it hardens. In this sense God seemed to harden Pharaoh's heart. The real conflict lay with his stubborn will, which would not yield, Exodus 10:3; although his servants advised him to let the people go, Exodus 10:7. The only result was that the king recalled the Hebrew leaders and made another effort at compromise-"Go now ye that are men." The children are always the key to the situation. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 10

1  God threatens to send locusts
7  Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclines to let the Israelites go
12  The plague of the locusts
16  Pharaoh entreats Moses
21  The plague of darkness
24  Pharaoh again entreats Moses, but yet is hardened

What do the individual words in Exodus 10:5 mean?

And they shall cover - the face of the earth so that no one will be able to see the earth And they shall eat the residue of what is left which remains to you from the hail and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field
וְכִסָּה֙ אֶת־ עֵ֣ין הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאָכַ֣ל ׀ יֶ֣תֶר הַפְּלֵטָ֗ה הַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶת לָכֶם֙ מִן־ הַבָּרָ֔ד וְאָכַל֙ כָּל־ הָעֵ֔ץ הַצֹּמֵ֥חַ לָכֶ֖ם מִן־ הַשָּׂדֶֽה

וְכִסָּה֙  And  they  shall  cover 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֵ֣ין  the  face 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  of  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְלֹ֥א  so  that  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יוּכַ֖ל  one  will  be  able 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָכֹל  
Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
לִרְאֹ֣ת  to  see 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְאָכַ֣ל ׀  And  they  shall  eat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
יֶ֣תֶר  the  residue 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יֶתֶר 
Sense: .
הַפְּלֵטָ֗ה  of  what  is  left 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: פְּלֵיטָה  
Sense: escape, deliverance.
הַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶת  which  remains 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
לָכֶם֙  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
הַבָּרָ֔ד  the  hail 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּרָד  
Sense: hail.
וְאָכַל֙  and  they  shall  eat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
כָּל־  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָעֵ֔ץ  tree 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הַצֹּמֵ֥חַ  which  grows  up 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: צָמַח  
Sense: to sprout, spring up, grow up.
לָכֶ֖ם  for  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
מִן־  out 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַשָּׂדֶֽה  of  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.

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