Now the LORD said
to Moses
, "One
more
plague
I will bring
on Pharaoh
and on Egypt
; aafter
that he will let
you go
from here
. When he lets
you go
, he will surely
drive
you out from here
completely
.
"Speak now
in the 1hearing
of the people
that aeach
man
ask
from his neighbor
and each
woman
from her neighbor
for articles
of silver
and articles
of gold
."
aThe LORD gave
the people
favor
in the sight
of the Egyptians
. bFurthermore
, the man
Moses
himself was 1greatly
esteemed in the land
of Egypt
, both in the sight
of Pharaoh's
servants
and in the sight
of the people
.
Moses said
, "Thus
says
the LORD
, `About amidnight
I am going
out into the midst
of Egypt
,
and aall 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.
`Moreover, there shall be aa great cry
in all
the land
of Egypt
, such
as there has not been
before and such
as shall never
be again
.
` aBut against any of the sons
of Israel
a dog
will not even 1bark
, whether
against man
or
beast
, that you may 2understand
how
the LORD
makes
a distinction
between
Egypt
and Israel
.'
" aAll these
your servants
will come
down
to me and bow
themselves 1before me, saying
, `Go
out, you and all
the people
who
2follow
you,' and after
that I will go
out." bAnd he went
out from Pharaoh
in hot
anger
.
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, " aPharaoh
will not listen
to you, so
bthat My wonders
will be multiplied
in the land
of Egypt
."
aMoses and Aaron
performed
all
these
wonders
before
Pharaoh
; yet bthe LORD
1hardened
Pharaoh's
heart
, and he did not let
the sons
of Israel
go
out of his land
.