105:36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the firstfruits of their reproductive power. 1
94:23 He will pay them back for their sin. 2
He will destroy them because of 3 their evil;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
1 tn Heb “the beginning of all their strength,” that is, reproductive power (see Ps 78:51).
2 tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive is used in a rhetorical sense, describing an anticipated development as if it were already reality.
3 tn Or “in.”