1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Yet one plague more will I bring on
Pharaoh, and on Egypt; afterwards he will let you go. When he lets you go, he
will surely thrust you out altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the
people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her
neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.” 3 Yahweh gave the people
favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in
the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of
the people.
4 Moses said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight I will go out
into the midst of Egypt, 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt
shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the
firstborn of the maid-servant who is behind the mill; and all the firstborn
of cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt,
such as there has not been, nor shall be any more. 7 But against any of
the children of Israel a dog won’t even bark or move its tongue, against man
or animal; that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between the
Egyptians and Israel. 8 All these your servants shall come down to me, and
bow down themselves to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow
you; and after that I will go out.’” He went out from Pharaoh in hot
anger.
9 Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh won’t listen to you, that my wonders may
be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 Moses and Aaron did all these
wonders before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t
let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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