Exodus 9:6

9:6 And the Lord did this ¹  on the next day; ²  all ³  the livestock of the Egyptians ⁴  died, but of the Israelites’ livestock not one died.

Exodus 18:13

18:13 On the next day ⁵  Moses sat to judge ⁶  the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.

Exodus 32:30

32:30 The next day Moses said to the people, ⁷  “You have committed a very serious sin, ⁸  but now I will go up to the Lord – perhaps I can make atonement ⁹  on behalf of your sin.”

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “this thing.”

[9:6]  ² tn Heb “on the morrow.”

[9:6]  ³ tn The word “all” clearly does not mean “all” in the exclusive sense, because subsequent plagues involve cattle. The word must denote such a large number that whatever was left was insignificant for the economy. It could also be taken to mean “all [kinds of] livestock died.”

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “of Egypt.” The place is put by metonymy for the inhabitants.

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was/happened on the morrow.”

[18:13]  ⁶ sn This is a simple summary of the function of Moses on this particular day. He did not necessarily do this every day, but it was time now to do it. The people would come to solve their difficulties or to hear instruction from Moses on decisions to be made. The tradition of “sitting in Moses’ seat” is drawn from this passage.

[32:30]  ⁹ tn Heb “and it was on the morrow and Moses said to the people.”

[32:30]  ¹⁰ tn The text uses a cognate accusative: “you have sinned a great sin.”

[32:30]  ¹¹ tn The form אֲכַפְּרָה (’akhappÿrah) is a Piel cohortative/imperfect. Here with only a possibility of being successful, a potential imperfect nuance works best.