The Tenth Plague and the Exodus

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At midnight ADONAI killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.

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Pharaoh got up in the night, he, all his servants and all the Egyptians; and there was horrendous wailing in Egypt; for there wasn't a single house without someone dead in it.

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He summoned Moshe and Aharon by night and said, "Up and leave my people, both you and the people of Isra'el; and go, serve ADONAI as you said.

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Take both your flocks and your herds, as you said; and get out of here! But bless me, too."

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The Egyptians pressed to send the people out of the land quickly, because they said, "Otherwise we'll all be dead!"

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The people took their dough before it had become leavened and wrapped their kneading bowls in their clothes on their shoulders.

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The people of Isra'el had done what Moshe had said - they had asked the Egyptians to give them silver and gold jewelry and clothing;

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and ADONAI had made the Egyptians so favorably disposed toward the people that they had let them have whatever they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.

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