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. ³⁰ So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

The Exodus

³¹ Then he ^(E)called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, ^(F)both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have ^(G)said. ^32 (H)Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.”

^33 (I)And the Egyptians ^(J)urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” ³⁴ So the people took their dough before it was leavened, having their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulders. ³⁵ Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians ^(K)articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. ^36 (L)And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus ^(M)they plundered the Egyptians.

³⁷ Then ^(N)the children of Israel journeyed from ^(O)Rameses to Succoth, about ^(P)six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children. ³⁸ A ^(Q)mixed multitude went up with them also, and flocks and herds—a great deal of ^(R)livestock. ³⁹ And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because ^(S)they were driven out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared provisions for themselves.

⁴⁰ Now the ^[b]sojourn of the children of Israel who lived in ^[c]Egypt was ^(T)four hundred and thirty years. ⁴¹ And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years—on that very same day—it came to pass that ^(U)all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. ⁴² It is ^(V)a ^[d]night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the Lord, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

Passover Regulations^(W)

⁴³ And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is ^(X)the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it. ⁴⁴ But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have ^(Y)circumcised him, then he may eat it. ^45 (Z)A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it. ⁴⁶ In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house, ^(AA)nor shall you break one of its bones. ^47 (AB)All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. ⁴⁸ And ^(AC)when a stranger ^[e]dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it. ^49 (AD)One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you.”

⁵⁰ Thus all the children of Israel did; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. ^51 (AE)And it came to pass, on that very same day, that the Lord brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ^(AF)according to their armies.