Parallel Bible results for "Exodus 11:1-6"

Exodus 11:1-6

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1 God said to Moses: "I'm going to hit Pharaoh and Egypt one final time, and then he'll let you go. When he releases you, that will be the end of Egypt for you; he won't be able to get rid of you fast enough.
1 Now the LORD had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.
2 "So here's what you do. Tell the people to ask, each man from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor, for things made of silver and gold."
2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
3 God saw to it that the Egyptians liked the people. Also, Moses was greatly admired by the Egyptians, a respected public figure among both Pharaoh's servants and the people at large.
3 (The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)
4 Then Moses confronted Pharaoh: "God's Message: 'At midnight I will go through Egypt
4 So Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt.
5 and every firstborn child in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl working at her hand mill. Also the firstborn of animals.
5 Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.
6 Widespread wailing will erupt all over the country, lament such as has never been and never will be again.
6 There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.
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