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| And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

| And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

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|The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] had previously told [[Moses]], "I will bring one more plague on [[Pharaoh]] and on [[Egypt]]. After that, he will dismiss you, and in fact he'll not only dismiss you, he'll drive you out as far as he can."

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|The [[Hebrew]] repeats the concept of "driving out" for emphasis. The particular Pharaoh is [[Neferhotep]].

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| Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

| Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

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|"Now make sure that the people understand this: each man is to borrow from his neighbor, and each woman from her neighbor, articles of [[silver]] and of [[gold]]."

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| And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

| And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

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|The L<small>ORD</small> had given the people a good impression in the eyes of the Egyptians. In fact, Moses as a man was very much a celebrity in the land of Egypt, and respected by Pharaoh's staff and by the people.

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| And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

| And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

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|Now Moses said [to Pharaoh, continuing], "The L<small>ORD</small> says this: 'At midnight I go out in the midst of Egypt.'"

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| 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.

| 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.

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|"'Every firstborn individual in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of [[Pharaoh]], sitting on his throne, down to the firstborn of the maidservant behind the millstones, and every firstborn of beasts.'"

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| 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.

| 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.

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|"'There will be a great outcry in all the land of Egypt, the like of which has never been heard before, and will not be heard again.'"

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| But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

| But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

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|"'But against any of the children of Israel, not so much as a [[dog]] will point his tongue, not against man nor beast, so that you will know that the L<small>ORD</small> distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.'"

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| And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

| And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

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|"Your entire staff will come down to me, and bow themselves down to me. They will say, 'Get out, you and all the people who follow you.' After that, I will go out." And Moses walked away from Pharaoh in the heat of anger.

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| And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

| And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

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|The L<small>ORD</small> told Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my miracles will be increased in the land of Egypt."

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| And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

| And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

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|Moses and [[Aaron]] had done all these miracles in front of Pharaoh, but the L<small>ORD</small> made Pharaoh obstinate, so that he would not dismiss the children of Israel from his land.

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==Chapter 12==

==Chapter 12==