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Murrain

Holman Bible Dictionary

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(myoo' rin) KJV term derived from the French for to die (morir) referring to an infectious disease affecting livestock (Exodus 9:3 ). The earliest Greek translation used the term death. Modern translations use either disease (TEV), pestilence (NAS, NRSV), or plague (NIV, RSV).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Murrain'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/murrain.html. 1991.
 
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