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Preparations for the Final Plague |
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| 11:1 | God said to Moses, 'There is one more plague that I will send against Pharaoh and Egypt. After that, he will let you leave this place. When he lets you leave, he will actually drive you out of here. |
| 11:2 | Now speak to the people discreetly, and let each man request from his friend gold and silver articles. Let every woman make [the same] request of her friends. ' |
| 11:3 | God gave the people status among the Egyptians. Moses was also very highly respected in Egypt, both by Pharaoh's officials and by the people. |
Death of the First-Born |
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| 11:4 | Moses said [to Pharaoh] in God's name, 'Around midnight, I will go out in the midst of Egypt. |
| 11:5 | Every first-born in Egypt will die, from the first-born of Pharaoh sitting on his throne, to the first-born of the slave girl behind the millstones. Every first-born animal [will also die]. |
| 11:6 | 'There will be a great cry of anguish throughout all Egypt. Never before has there been anything like it, and never again will there be the like. |
| 11:7 | But among the Israelites, a dog will not even whine because of man or beast. You will then realize that God is making a miraculous distinction between Egypt and Israel. |
| 11:8 | 'All your officials here will come and bow down to me. They will say, 'Leave! You and all your followers!' Only then will I leave.' He left Pharaoh in great anger. |
Final Reassurance |
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| 11:9 | God said to Moses, 'Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is so that I will be able to do all the more wonders in Egypt.' |
| 11:10 | Moses and Aaron had done all these wonders before Pharaoh. Still, because God had made Pharaoh obstinate, he would not let the Israelites leave his land. |
Commentary:
| discreetly (cf. Septuagint). Literally, 'in the ears of.' (See note on Exodus 10:2, Genesis 20:8). |
| let each man request See Exodus 3:22, 12:35. |
| in God's name Literally, 'This is what God says....' |
| not even whine... (Targum Yonathan; Rosh; Chizzkuni). Or, 'growl at man or beast' (Targum; Ibn Ezra; Septuagint), 'bark at...' or 'bite' (Ibn Ezra; Ralbag). Literally, 'not sharpen his tongue' (Rashi), or 'not wag its tongue' (Ibn Janach; Radak, Sherashim). Cf. Joshua 10:21. |
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