²³ So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed ^(A)I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn^(A)

^29 (B)And it came to pass at midnight that ^(C)the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was ^[a]in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of ^(D)livestock.

⁵ and ^(A)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 female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals.

¹⁶ And you shall say to him, ^(A)‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, ^(B)that they may ^[a]serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear!

First Encounter with Pharaoh

5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let My people go, that they may ^[a]hold ^(A)a feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ”