Exodus 12:29-30

The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn

29 o At midnight the p Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, q from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was r a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 11:4
    So Moses said, "Thus says the Lord : About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 8:17
    For all the firstborn among the people of Israe...
    Numbers 33:4
    While the Egyptians were burying all their firs...
    Psalms 78:51
    He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the fi...
    Psalms 105:36
    He struck down all the firstborn in their land,...
    Psalms 135:8
    He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egyp...
    Psalms 136:10
    To him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, ...
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 4:23
    And I say to you, "Let my son go that he may serve me." If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'
    Exodus 11:5
    And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 11:6
    There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again.
    Amos 5:16 - 17
    Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation.
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