Exodus 10:21-11:10
New American Standard Bible
Darkness over the Land
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(A)Reach out with your hand toward the sky, so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness (B)which may be felt.” 22 So Moses reached out with his hand toward the sky, and there was (C)thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. 23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, (D)but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 Then Pharaoh (E)called for Moses, and said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be left behind. Even (F)your little ones may go with you.” 25 But Moses said, “You must also [a]let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, so that we may [b]sacrifice them to the Lord our God. 26 (G)Therefore, our livestock too shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we shall take some of them to serve the Lord our God. And until we arrive there, we ourselves do not know with what we shall serve the Lord.” 27 But (H)the Lord [c]hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “(I)Get away from me! [d]Be careful, do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you shall die!” 29 Moses said, “You have spoken correctly; (J)I shall never see your face again!”
The Last Plague
11 Now the Lord said to Moses, “One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt; (K)after that he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will assuredly drive you out from here completely. 2 Speak now [e]so that the people hear, that (L)each man is to ask of his neighbor, and each woman of her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold.” 3 And (M)the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. (N)Furthermore, the man Moses himself was [f]greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
4 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘About (O)midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt, 5 and (P)all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6 So there shall be (Q)a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has not been before and such as shall never be again. 7 (R)But not even a dog will [g]threaten any of the sons of Israel, nor anything from person to animal, so that you may [h]learn how the Lord distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.’ 8 And (S)all these servants of yours will come down to me and bow themselves [i]before me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who [j]follow you,’ and after that I will go out.” (T)And he left Pharaoh in the heat of anger.
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(U)Pharaoh will not listen to you, so (V)that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 So (W)Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh; yet (X)the Lord [k]hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
Footnotes
- Exodus 10:25 Lit hand over
- Exodus 10:25 Lit make them for
- Exodus 10:27 Lit made strong
- Exodus 10:28 Lit Take care for yourself
- Exodus 11:2 Lit in the ears of the people that
- Exodus 11:3 Lit very great
- Exodus 11:7 Lit move its tongue
- Exodus 11:7 Lit know
- Exodus 11:8 Lit to
- Exodus 11:8 Lit are at your feet
- Exodus 11:10 Lit made strong
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