Exodus 11:1-7

The Last Plague

1 Now the LORD said to Moses, "One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt; ¹after that he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out from here completely.

2 "Speak now in the hearing of the people that ²each man ask from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold."

3 ³The LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. ⁴Furthermore, the man Moses himself was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people.

4 Moses said, "Thus says the LORD, 'About ⁵midnight * I am going out into the midst of Egypt,

5 and ⁶all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well.

6 'Moreover, there shall be ⁷a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such * as there has not been before and such as shall never be again.

7 '⁸But against any of the sons of Israel a dog will not even bark *, whether against man or beast, that you may understand how the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.'

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Exodus 11:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 11

Moses having an intimation from the Lord that one plague more would be brought on Pharaoh, and then he would let Israel go, when they should borrow of their neighbours jewels of gold and silver, the people being in great favour with the Egyptians, Ex 11:1-3, he declares to Pharaoh, before he went out of his presence, the slaying of all the firstborn in Egypt, which would issue in the dismission of Israel, and then he went out from him in great anger, Ex 11:4-8, but still Pharaoh would not hearken, and his heart was hardened, and he refused again to let Israel go, Ex 10:9,10.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

1. Ex 12:31, 33, 39
2. Exodus 3:22; Exodus 12:35, 36
3. Exodus 3:21; Exodus 12:36; Psalms 106:46
4. Deuteronomy 34:10-12
5. Exodus 12:29
6. Exodus 12:12, 29; Psalms 78:51; Psalms 105:36; Psalms 135:8; Psalms 136:10
7. Exodus 12:30
8. Exodus 8:22; Joshua 10:21

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "ears"
[b]. Lit "very great"
[c]. Lit "sharpen his tongue"
[d]. Lit "know"