CHAPTER 11
Then the LORD
said
to
Moses,
“I will bring
upon
Pharaoh
and
Egypt
one
more
plague.
After
that,
he will allow you to leave
this place.
And when he lets you go,
he will drive you out
completely.
Now
announce
to the people
that men
and women alike
should ask their neighbors
for
articles
of silver
and gold.”
And the LORD
gave
the people
favor
in the sight
of the Egyptians.
Moreover,
Moses
himself
was highly
regarded
in Egypt
by
Pharaoh’s
officials
and by the people.
and every
firstborn son
in the land
of Egypt
will die,
from the firstborn
of Pharaoh
who sits
on
his throne,
to
the firstborn
of the servant girl
behind
the hand mill,
as well as the firstborn
of all
the cattle.
Then a great
cry
will go out
over all
the land
of Egypt,
such as
never
has been heard before,
and never
will be heard again.
But among all
the Israelites,
not
even a dog
will snarl
at man
or beast.’
Then
you will know
that
the LORD
makes a distinction
between
Egypt
and Israel.
All
these
officials
of yours will come
and bow before me,
saying,
‘Go,
you
and all
the people
who
follow you!’
After
that,
I will depart.”
And hot
with anger,
Moses left
Pharaoh’s
presence.
The LORD
said
to
Moses,
“Pharaoh
will not
listen
to you,
so that
My wonders
may be multiplied
in the land
of Egypt.”
Moses
and Aaron
did
all
these
wonders
before
Pharaoh,
but the LORD
hardened
Pharaoh’s
heart
so that he would not
let the Israelites
go out
of his land.