Read the Bible: Exodus 11

This chapter is really short, it’s just God declaring what will happen next. In chapter 12 he will give instructions for the first Passover, the firstborn in all of Egypt will die, the Hebrews will be driven out, and God will institute the annual Passover feast. That chapter is not short.

Exodus 11

The Lord said to Moses “I will bring one plague more on Pharaoh, and on Egypt; afterwards he will let you go from here: and when he lets you go he will surely drive you out from here. 

2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man borrow from his neighbor, and every woman from her neighbor, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.”

3 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Also Moses was highly regarded 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 the LORD says: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt:

5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl that is behind the mill; and the firstborn of every animal. 

6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as never was before, or ever will be again.

7 But not even a dog will growl against any of the children of Israel, against man or beast, that you may know that the LORD puts a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

8 And all your servants shall come down to me, and bow themselves down before me, saying ‘Get out, and all the people that follow you.’ After that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

9 The LORD said to Moses “Pharaoh will not 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 the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus 11 via Bible Gateway in ESV, HCSB, NASB and NIV.

Note: If you click the link the translations will be in the order I have listed here. Yesterday they were in a different order, not on my list Bible Gateway brought them up in a different order as I added parallels. I didn’t do anything different, sometimes it’s like that. Of course when you get to Bible Gateway you can choose to see or remove any translation(s) you wish.

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