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He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home,
    both people and animals.

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51 He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family,
    the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.[a]

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  1. 78:51 Hebrew in the tents of Ham.

12 On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord!

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36 Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,
    the pride and joy of each family.

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10 Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.
His faithful love endures forever.

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15 Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, so the Lord killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why I now sacrifice all the firstborn males to the Lord—except that the firstborn sons are always bought back.’

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29 And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. 30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died.

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