1 Yahweh said to Moses, �Yet one plague more will I bring on
Pharaoh, and on Egypt; afterwards he will let you go. When he lets you go, he
will surely thrust you out altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the
people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her
neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.� 3 Yahweh gave the people
favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in
the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh�s servants, and in the sight of
the people.
4 Moses said, �This is what Yahweh says: �About midnight I will go out
into the midst of Egypt, 5 and 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 maid-servant who is behind the mill; and all the firstborn
of cattle. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt,
such as there has not been, nor shall be any more. 7 But against any of
the children of Israel a dog won�t even bark or move its tongue, against man
or animal; that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between the
Egyptians and Israel. 8 All these your servants shall come down to me, and
bow down themselves to me, saying, �Get out, and all the people who follow
you; and after that I will go out.�� He went out from Pharaoh in hot
anger.
9 Yahweh said to Moses, �Pharaoh won�t listen to you, that my wonders may
be multiplied in the land of Egypt.� 10 Moses and Aaron did all these
wonders before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh�s heart, and he didn�t
let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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