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And it came to pass that in the darkness of the night of the first Passover, that יהוה (YHVH) did go forth in the midst of Egypt (the world),
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And death did fall upon all the firstborn of all the Egyptians, from the firstborn of the humans to the firstborn of the beasts:
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And so it was that Pharaoh did rise up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians to find their firstborn dead,
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And so it was that there was a great cry throughout all of Egypt that night, for there was not a house without the blood of the lamb in which there was not dead to be found.
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And all the Egyptians that did see this tragedy which did come suddenly upon them did weep that night, each one for their sons and their daughters, being the first born.
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¶ And it came to pass that Pharaoh did seek Moses (Mosheh, to draw up) and Aaron (exalted) and Joshua (Yehoshua, יהוה is salvation), in their houses, and there they did find them, eating and drinking, and rejoicing with all Israel (straight to God).
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And Pharaoh did say unto Moses: Is this the reward for the good which I have done to thee, to let thy people sojourn in my land?
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And Moses spoke unto Pharaoh, saying: Surely did not יהוה (YHVH) bring these ten plagues upon Egypt;
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Did any injury accrue to thee from any of them? did not one of them affect thee before this night?
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And Moses spoke further, saying: Although thou art the firstborn of thy mother, thou shalt not die, and no evil shall reach thee in the midst of Egypt.
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¶ And Pharaoh, even the very king of Egypt, prayed to Moses, saying: Rise up and take your brethren,
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All the children of Israel who are in the land, with their sheep and oxen, and all belonging to them,
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They shall leave nothing remaining, only pray for me to יהוה (YHVH), your Elohim.
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¶ And Moses said unto Pharaoh: Behold though thou art the first born of thy mother, yet fear not, for thou shall not die this night,
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For יהוה (YHVH) has commanded that thou shalt live, in order to show thee His great might and strong stretched out arm.
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¶ And it came to pass that Pharaoh did order the children of Israel to be sent away, and so it was that all the Egyptians strengthened themselves to send them,
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For they said: We are all to die should Israel not be sent out to worship their Elohim.
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¶ And it came to pass that the children of Israel asked of the Egyptians, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments,
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And so it was that the children of Israel did strip the Egyptians of their precious things.
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And the Egyptians did send the Israelites forth, with great riches, sheep and oxen and precious things, and they did give unto them anything they desired to see them leave their land.
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¶ And it came to pass that Moses hastened and rose up and brought up from the sepulture the body of Joseph and took it with him.