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And it came to pass that YHVHa came unto Moses, saying: Thou, Moses, and thy brother Aaron did all these wondersb before Pharaoh;
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And when ye went out from Pharaoh he was in great anger and would not repent, and Pharaoh hardened his heart so that he would not let my children, Israel, go out of his land.
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Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; therefore, my wonders shall be multiplied in the land of Egypt:
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Yea, and I will bring one plague more upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; and behold, 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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Therefore, speak now in the ears of the people: Thus saith YHVH: About midnighta will I send Mal’akh Ha’Mavetb out into the midst of Egypt; and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die,
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Yea, 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; they shall die.
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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.
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But against any of my children, Israel, shall not a dog wag its tongue against man, woman, or beast; and this that ye may know how that YHVH doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
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And all these, the servants of Pharaoh, shall come down unto me and bow themselves down unto me, saying: Get thee out and all the people that follow thee.
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And then, let every man borrow of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver and jewels of gold, and I will grant Israel favor in the sight of the Egyptians.
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And after that I will lead my children out of Israel.
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¶ And it came to pass that all that loved YHVH in Israel did hearken unto the Passover, even has Moses had showna them.