Exodus 11

1Then Yahweh said to Moses, “One more plague I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. After that he will send you away from here. When he sends you away, he will surely drive you out completely from here.”

2Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let each man ask from his neighbor, and each woman from her neighbor, for articles of silver and articles of gold.

3And Yahweh gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

4Then Moses said, “Thus says Yahweh: About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt.”

5And every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant woman who is behind the millstones, and every firstborn of the livestock.

6And there will be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as has never happened before, nor will ever happen again.

7But against any of the sons of Israel, not a dog will sharpen its tongue, from man to beast, so that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

8Then all these servants of yours will come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who are at your feet,’ and after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in burning anger.

9And Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

10And Moses and Aaron did all these signs before Pharaoh, and Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go out from his land.