Exodus 4:23
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23 I said to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But you refused to let him go; now I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”(A)
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Exodus 12:29
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The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn
29 At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of the livestock.(A)
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Exodus 11:5
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5 Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the handmill and all the firstborn of the livestock.(A)
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Psalm 135:8
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8 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both humans and animals;(A)
Psalm 105:36
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36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the first issue of all their strength.(A)
Psalm 78:51
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51 He struck all the firstborn in Egypt,
the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.(A)
Exodus 7:16
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16 Say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you to say, “Let my people go, so that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But until now you have not listened.(A)
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Exodus 5:1
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Bricks without Straw
5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness.”(A)
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