The Plague on the Firstborn Foretold
Exodus 11:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
- KJV
- And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
- WEB
- Moses said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight I will go out into the middle of Egypt,
- ASV
- And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
- LSV
- And Moses says, “Thus said YHWH: About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,
- YLT
- And Moses saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,
- DBY
- And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt.
- DRC
- And he said: Thus said the Lord: At midnight I will enter into Egypt.
- GNV
- Also Moses sayde, Thus sayth the Lord, About midnight will I goe out into the middes of Egypt.
- JPS
- And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;
- LXXE
- And Moses said, These things saith the Lord, About midnight I go forth into the midst of Egypt.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה כַּחֲצֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָה אֲנִ֥י יוֹצֵ֖א בְּת֥וֹךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, περὶ μέσας νύκτας ἐγὼ εἰσπορεύομαι εἰς μέσον Αἰγύπτου·
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PlagueMidnightFirst-bornPlagues, the TenDivorce in the Old TestamentMagic; MagicianEgyptiansMosesFalsehoodPlagues of Egypt
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Cross-references most cited first
- Exodus 12:29Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among…
- Exodus 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
- Amos 4:10“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the…
- Job 34:20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
- Psalms 60:10Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- Amos 5:17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 5:24As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Micah 2:13One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
- Exodus 12:23When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike…
- Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).