Exodus 11:1

Death of the Firstborn Announced

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. ^aAfterward he will let you go from here. ^bWhen he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether.

2 Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and ^aarticles of gold.”

3 ^aAnd the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man ^bMoses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

4 Then Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: ^a‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt;

5 and ^aall the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Exodus 11:1

The Lord said - Or "the Lord had said." The first three verses of this chapter are parenthetical. Before Moses relates the last warning given to Pharaoh, he feels it right to recall to his readers' minds the revelation and command which had been previously given to him by the Lord.

When he shall let you go ... - When at last he lets you depart with children, flocks, herds, and all your possessions, he will compel you to depart in haste. Moses was already aware that the last plague would be followed by an immediate departure, and, therefore, measures had probably been taken to prepare the Israelites for the journey. In fact, on each occasion when Pharaoh relented for a season, immediate orders would of course be issued by Moses to the heads of the people, who were thus repeatedly brought into a state of more or less complete organization for the final movement.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Exodus 11:1:

Psalms 38:11
Psalms 89:32
Isaiah 53:4
Hebrews 8:5
Hebrews 9:21

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