²² And you must say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Israel is my son, my firstborn.” ²³ And I said to you, “Release my son and let him serve me,” but you refused to release him. Look, I am about to kill your son, your firstborn.’”

²⁴ And^[a] on the way, at the place of overnight lodging, Yahweh encountered him and sought to kill him.