3:5 Plague goes before him;
pestilence 1 marches right behind him. 2
1 tn Because of parallelism with the previous line, the meaning “pestilence” is favored for רֶשֶׁף (reshef) here, but usage elsewhere suggests a destructive bolt of fire may be in view. See BDB 958 s.v.
2 tn Heb “goes out at his feet.”