And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, (A)About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt.

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth on his throne, unto the firstborn of the maid servant, that is at [a]the mill, and all the firstborn of beasts.

Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was never none like, nor shall be.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 11:5 From the highest to the lowest.

So Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘About midnight(A) I will go throughout Egypt.(B) Every firstborn(C) son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill,(D) and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. There will be loud wailing(E) throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.

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