 1 The Lord said to Moses, I will still bring one plague yet on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out from here altogether. 2 Speak now in the hearing+ of the people, and let every man borrow from his neighbor, and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and jewels of gold. 3 The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. The man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 4 Moses said, Thus says the Lord: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt. 5 All the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits upon his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the mill. Also the firstborn of beasts. 6 There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel not even a dog shall move his tongue, against man or beast, so that you may know that the Lord puts a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 All these, your servants, shall come down to me and bow themselves down to me saying, You and all the people who follow you get out. After that I will go out. Then he left Pharaoh in a great anger. 9 The Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you so 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.
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