Exodus 11
Christian Standard Bible
The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn
11 The Lord said[a] to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go,[b] he will drive you out of here. 2 Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold items.” 3 The Lord gave[c] the people favor with the Egyptians. In addition, Moses himself was very highly regarded[d] in the land of Egypt by[e] Pharaoh’s officials and the people.(A)
4 So Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, 5 and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is at the grindstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock. 6 Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before or ever will be again. 7 But against all the Israelites, whether people or animals, not even a dog will snarl,[f] so that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8 All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Get out, you and all the people who follow you.[g] After that, I will get out.” And he went out from Pharaoh’s presence fiercely angry.(B)
9 The Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen(C) to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(D) and he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
Exodus 11
New King James Version
Death of the Firstborn Announced(A)
11 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. (B)Afterward he will let you go from here. (C)When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. 2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, (D)articles of silver and articles of gold.” 3 (E)And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man (F)Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
4 Then Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: (G)‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and (H)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. 6 (I)Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, (J)such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again. 7 (K)But against none of the children of Israel (L)shall a dog [a]move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’ 8 And (M)all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will go out.” (N)Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.
9 But the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Pharaoh will not heed you, so that (P)My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; (Q)and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Footnotes
- Exodus 11:7 sharpen
Exodus 11
BasisBijbel
Mozes vertelt wat de tiende ramp zal zijn
11 (Voordat dit gebeurde, had de Heer tegen Mozes gezegd: "Ik zal nog één ramp over de farao en Egypte laten komen. Daarna zal hij jullie allemaal laten gaan. Hij zal jullie hier zelfs met geweld wegjagen. 2 Zeg tegen het volk dat iedereen van zijn Egyptische buren om zilveren en gouden voorwerpen moet vragen." 3 En de Heer zorgde ervoor dat de Egyptenaren goed waren voor het volk. Want de dienaren van de farao en de mensen van het volk hadden veel ontzag voor Mozes.)
4 En Mozes zei toen tegen de farao: "Dit zegt de Heer: Rond middernacht trek Ik door Egypte. 5 Dan zullen alle oudste zonen in het land sterven. Vanaf uw eigen oudste zoon die ná u koning zal zijn, tot en met de oudste zoon van de slavin die graan maalt. Ook alle eerstgeboren dieren van het vee zullen sterven. 6 In heel Egypte zal luid gehuild worden. Zo'n groot verdriet is er nog nooit in Egypte geweest en zal er ook nooit meer zijn. 7 Maar de Israëlieten en hun vee zal niets overkomen. Nog geen hond zal tegen hen of hun dieren durven blaffen. Zo zult u toegeven dat de Heer verschil maakt tussen de Egyptenaren en de Israëlieten. 8 Al uw dienaren hier zullen naar mij toe komen. Ze zullen zich voor mij buigen en zeggen: 'Ga alsjeblieft weg, met dat hele volk dat bij je hoort!' Dan zal ik met hen vertrekken." En woedend ging hij bij de farao weg.
9 De Heer zei tegen Mozes: "De farao zal niet naar je willen luisteren. Zo zal Ik heel veel wonderen doen in Egypte." 10 Mozes en Aäron hebben al deze wonderen bij de farao gedaan. Maar de Heer zorgde ervoor dat de farao koppig bleef. Hij liet de Israëlieten niet uit zijn land vertrekken.
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