Murrain

Hebrew: 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 their cattle. It was confined to the cattle of the Egyptians that were in the field (9:6).

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• cattle
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