Exodus 11
1 And the Lord said to Moses, I will
yet bring one plague upon Pharao and upon Egypt, and after that he will send
you forth thence; and whenever he sends you forth with every thing, he will
indeed drive you out. 2 Speak
therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of his
neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.
3 And the Lord gave his people favour
in the sight of the Egyptians, and they lent to them; and the man Moses was
very great before the Egyptians, and before Pharao, and before his servants.
4 And Moses said, These things saith
the Lord, About midnight I go forth into the midst of Egypt.
5 And every first-born in the land of
Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharao that sits on the throne, even
to the first-born of the woman-servant that is by the mill, and to the
first-born of all cattle. 6 And there
shall be a great cry through all the land of Egypt, such as has not been, and
such shall not be repeated any more.
7 But among all the children of Israel
shall not a dog snarl with his tongue, either at man or beast; that thou
mayest know how wide a distinction the Lord will make between the Egyptians
and Israel. 8 And all these thy
servants shall come down to me, and do me reverence, saying, Go forth, thou
and all the people over whom thou presidest, and afterwards I will go forth.
9 And Moses went forth from Pharao
with wrath. And the Lord said to Moses, Pharao will not hearken to you, that I
may greatly multiply my signs and wonders in the land
of Egypt.
10 And Moses and Aaron wrought all
these signs and wonders in the land of Egypt before
Pharao; and the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not hearken to
send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.