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.[ † ]Exodus 12:31-33, 39Exodus 6:1Exodus 12:39 2Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”[ † ]Exodus 3:22Exodus 12:35-36
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.[ † ]Exodus 3:21Exodus 12:36Psalms 106:46Deuteronomy 34:10-122 Samuel 7:9Esther 9:4
4So Moses declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,[ † ]Exodus 12:12-23, 29 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.[ † ]Exodus 4:23Exodus 12:12-29Psalms 78:51Psalms 105:36Psalms 135:8Psalms 136:10Amos 4:10 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.[ † ]Exodus 12:30Amos 5:17Exodus 10:14
7But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.[ † ]Exodus 8:22Joshua 10:21
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.[ † ]Exodus 12:31-33Exodus 10:29Hebrews 11:27
9The Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”[ † ]Exodus 3:19Exodus 7:4Exodus 10:1Exodus 7:3Exodus 9:16
10Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.[ † ]Exodus 7:3Exodus 9:12Exodus 10:1-20, 27Joshua 11:20Isaiah 63:17John 12:40Romans 2:5