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The Definition of the word Murrain

Murrain

Heb. deber, destruction," a "great mortality", the fifth plague" that fell upon the Egyptians (Ex. 9:3). It was some distemper that resulted in the sudden and widespread death of the cattle. It was confined to the cattle of the Egyptians that were in the field (9:6).


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