Exodus 11

Modern

Literal

The Plague on the Firstborn Foretold

¹Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.

¹And YHWH said to Moses, “One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that he will send you out from this place. When he sends you out, he will surely drive you out completely from this place.

²Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”

²Speak now in the ears of the people, and let each man ask from his neighbor, and each woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.”

³And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.

³And YHWH gave the people favor in the eyes of Egypt. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh and in the eyes of the people.

⁴So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,

⁴And Moses said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,

⁵and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

⁵and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the maidservant who is behind the handmill, and every firstborn of a beast.

⁶Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

⁶And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, and never shall be like it again.

⁷But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’^a

Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

⁷And against all the sons of Israel a dog shall not sharpen its tongue, against man even to beast,’ so that you may know that YHWH distinguishes between Egypt and between Israel.

⁸And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.”

And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

⁸And all these servants of yours shall come down to me and bow themselves to me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who are at your feet.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh with burning anger.

⁹The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

⁹And YHWH said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

¹⁰Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened^a Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.

¹⁰And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before the face of Pharaoh, and YHWH strengthened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send out the sons of Israel from his land.