Exodus 11:5
Every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl working with a handmill, as well as all the firstborn of the cattle.
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4Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: Around midnight I will go through the whole of Egypt.
Cross References
Exodus 4:23I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now kill your firstborn son.’”
Exodus 12:29At midnight the Lord killed every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the jail, and also all the firstborn of the livestock.
Judges 16:21The Philistines grabbed him and gouged out his eyes. Then they took him to Gaza where they imprisoned him in bronze chains. He was made to work grinding grain at the mill in the prison.
Psalms 105:36He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
Psalms 136:10To him who struck down the firstborn in Egypt. For his trustworthy love lasts forever.
Lamentations 5:13Young men are forced to work at hand-mills; boys stagger under bundles of wood.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 11:5-10
4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord , About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue,… Read the whole commentary →