The Plague on the Firstborn – Exodus – The Brick Bible

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Yahweh then said to Moses, 'I shall inflict one more plague on Pharaoh and Egypt, after which he will let you go away.'

1 of 22 Exodus 11:1

Moses then said, 'Yahweh says this: At midnight I shall pass through Egypt, and all the first-born will die.'

2 of 22 Exodus 11:4–5

'From the first-born of Pharaoh, heir to the throne...'

3 of 22 Exodus 11:5

'...to the first-born of the slave-girl at the mill...'

4 of 22 Exodus 11:5

'...and all the first-born of the livestock.'

5 of 22 Exodus 11:5

And hot with anger, he left Pharaoh's presence.

6 of 22 Exodus 11:8

Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that more of my wonders may be displayed in Egypt.' Yahweh made Pharaoh stubborn and he did not let the Israelites go.

7 of 22 Exodus 11:9

Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 'Each man must take an animal from the flock for his family. It must be an animal without blemish, a male one year old. You may choose it either from the sheep or from the goats.'

8 of 22 Exodus 12:1,3–5

'Slaughter it at twilight.'

9 of 22 Exodus 12:6

'Some of the blood must then be put on both sides and the top of the doorframe of the houses where it is eaten.'

10 of 22 Exodus 12:7

'Do not eat any of it raw or boiled, but roasted over a fire with the head, feet, and entrails. You must not leave any of it over until morning.'

11 of 22 Exodus 12:9–10

'This is how you must eat it: with a belt around your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand.'

12 of 22 Exodus 12:11

'That night I shall go through Egypt and strike down all the first-born in Egypt, man and beast alike.'

13 of 22 Exodus 12:12

'When I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and you will escape the destructive plague when I strike Egypt.'

14 of 22 Exodus 12:13

And at midnight Yahweh struck down all the first born in Egypt.

15 of 22 Exodus 12:29

From the first-born of Pharaoh, heir to his throne...

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...to the first-born of the prisoner in the dungeon.

17 of 22 Exodus 12:29

...and all the first-born of the livestock.

18 of 22 Exodus 12:29

Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up in the night.

19 of 22 Exodus 12:30

And there was a great wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without its dead.

20 of 22 Exodus 12:30

It was still dark when Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Up, leave my subjects, you and the Israelites! Go and worship Yahweh as you have asked! And take your flocks and herds as you have asked!'

21 of 22 Exodus 12:31–32

The Egyptians urged the people on and hurried them out of the country because, they said, 'Otherwise we shall all be dead.'

22 of 22 Exodus 12:33

Egyptians Plundered

Egyptians Plundered