| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ps 105:36 | Strong Concordance | He smote [05221] also all the firstborn [01060] in their land [0776], the chief [07225] of all their strength [0202]. |
| King James | He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the chief--literally, "the firstlings." The ascending climax passes from the food of man to man himself. The language here is quoted from Psa 78:51. |