1 And the LORD said to Moses, 'I will bring another plague upon Pharaoh and upon the Egyptians; after that he will let you go from here; but when he sends you away, he will drive you away from here in haste;

2 Instruct the people [secretly] that every man should ask of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, things of silver, and things of gold.

3 And the Lord gave mercy to his people in the sight of the Egyptians, and Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of all the people.

4 And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, At midnight I will pass through the midst of Egypt,

5 And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the handmaid who is at the millstone, and every firstborn of the cattle.

6 And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as has never been, nor shall there be any more;

7 And of all the children of Israel, a dog shall not stir his tongue against man or beast, that ye may know what difference the Lord maketh between the Egyptians and the Israelites.

8 And all these thy servants shall come unto me, and shall worship me, saying, Come forth, thou and all thy people, whom thou leadest. After this I will go out. And [Moses] went out from Pharaoh with anger.

9 And the LORD said to Moses, 'Pharaoh has not listened to you, that [my signs and] my wonders should abound in the land of Egypt.'

10 Moses and Aaron did all these [signs and] wonders before Pharaoh; but the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Chapter 12

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

This 2nd month shall be for you the beginning of months, and it shall be the first for you between the months of the year.

3 Say to all the congregation of Israel, 'On the tenth day of this month, they shall take unto themselves every lamb according to families, a lamb per family;