And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

And he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: the firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of Cham.

And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.

And smote all the first-born in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt - See Exodus 11:4-5; Exodus 12:29-30.
The chief of their strength - Those on whom they relied; their firstborn; their pride; their glory; their heirs. Compare Genesis 49:3.
In the tabernacles of Ham - The tents; the dwelling-places of Ham; that is, of Egypt. Compare Genesis 10:6; Psalm 105:23, Psalm 105:27; Psalm 106:22,

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the (e) chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of (f) Ham:
(e) The firstborn are so called, as in (Genesis 49:3).
(f) That is, Egypt: for it was called Mizraim, or Egypt of Mizraim that was the son of Ham.

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt,.... From the prince to the peasant; and not only the firstborn of men, but of beasts also, Exodus 12:29,
the chief of their strength; or first of it, as the firstborn is called, Genesis 49:3,
in the tabernacles of Ham; in the several cities, towns, villages, and houses of the Egyptians, the descendants of cursed Ham; for Mizraim, from whom the Egyptians have their name, and from whence they sprung, was a son of Ham's, Genesis 10:6. Perhaps No Ammon may be particularly meant, Nahum 3:8, the same with Memphis, and which signifies the mansion or palace of Ammon, that is, Ham; and so Chemmis, another city in Egypt, signifies the same (n); of which see Psalm 105:23 this was the tenth and last plague: according to Suidas (o), the plagues of Egypt continued forty days.
(n) Dickinson Delph. Phoeniciz. cap. 4. (o) In voce

chief of their strength--literally, "first-fruits," or, "first-born" (Genesis 49:3; Deuteronomy 21:17).
Ham--one of whose sons gave name (Mizraim, Hebrew) to Egypt.

Ham - Of the Egyptians, the posterity of Ham, the cursed children of a cursed parent.