1 And the Lord said to Moses: “I will touch Pharaoh and Egypt with one more plague, and after these things he will release you, and he will compel you to go out.
2 Therefore, you will tell all the people to ask, a man of his friend, and a woman of her neighbor, for vessels of silver and of gold.
3 Then the Lord will grant favor to his people in the sight of the Egyptians.” And Moses was a very great man in the land of Egypt, in the sight of the servants of Pharaoh and of all the people.
4 And he said: “Thus says the Lord: ‘In the middle of the night I will enter into Egypt.
5 And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the handmaid, who is at the millstone, and all the firstborn of the beasts of burden.
6 And there will be a great outcry throughout the entire land of Egypt, such as has not been before, nor ever will be afterward.
7 But among all the sons of Israel there shall not be even a mutter from a dog, from man, even to cattle, so that you may know how miraculously the Lord divides the Egyptians from Israel.’
8 And all these, your servants, shall descend to me and shall reverence me, by saying: ‘Depart, you and all the people who are subject to you.’ After these things, we will depart.”
9 And he went out from Pharaoh exceedingly angry. Then the Lord said to Moses: “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that many signs may be accomplished in the land of Egypt.”
10 Now Moses and Aaron did all the wonders that are written, in the sight of Pharaoh. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; neither did he release the sons of Israel from his land.
Versículos relacionados com Exodus, 11:
In Exodus 11, God announces the last plague that will be launched upon Egypt, the death of all the firstborn. Moses communicates this to Pharaoh and the Egyptian nation. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalm 105:36: "He wounded all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the dog tents." This psalm recalls God's actions during the liberation of the people of Israel from Egypt, including the death of the firstborn.
Exodus 12:12: "That night I will pass through Egypt and kill all the firstborn, both men and animals, and execute judgment upon all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord." This verse is a continuation of the last plague that will be launched over Egypt.
Numbers 3:12-13: "I took all the firstborn of the sons of Israel to me, both men and animals; the day I hurt every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I separated them to me. But I took the Levites into place of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. " Here God explains that the Levites will be chosen to serve him instead of the firstborn of the children of Israel.
John 1:29: "The next day, John saw Jesus approaching and said, 'Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" This verse makes a connection between the death of the firstborn in exodus and death of Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Hebrews 11:28: "By faith he celebrated the Easter and applied the blood, so that the destroyer would not touch the firstborn of the Israelites." This verse highlights the importance of the celebration of Easter and the application of the blood of the lamb to protect the firstborn of the children of Israel from the last plague in Egypt.
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