In 9.13-35: The seventh plague: Thunder, hail, and fire pour out from the skies.
In verses 21-22: The story acknowledges for the first time a distinction between some Egyptians who feared the word of the Lord and those who did not regard the word of the Lord.
In verse 22: The plagues' disruption of the order established by God at creation now extends to the plants as well as animals and humans (Gen 1.11-12, 2.5).
In verse 26: On the separation of Israelites in the land of Goshen, see comment on 8.22.
In verse 27: This is the first time Pharaoh confesses, "I have sinned."
He will do so one more time in 10.16.
In verse 32: Some plants survive, only to be devoured in the next plague (10.12, 15).
In verses 34-35: On Pharaoh's hardened heart, see comment on 4.21.
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