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Death of the Firstborn of Egypt

29 Now it happened at (A)midnight that (B)Yahweh struck all (C)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 in the [a]dungeon, and all the firstborn of (D)cattle. 30 Then Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was (E)a great cry in Egypt, for there was no home where there was not someone dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:29 Lit house of the pit, cf. Gen 37:20; 40:15

29 At midnight(A) the Lord(B) struck down all the firstborn(C) in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock(D) as well. 30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing(E) in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.

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