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Ex 12:29 Strong Concordance And it came to pass, that at midnight [02677] [03915] the LORD [03068] smote [05221] all the firstborn [01060] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], from the firstborn [01060] of Pharaoh [06547] that sat [03427] on his throne [03678] unto the firstborn [01060] of the captive [07628] that was in the dungeon [01004] [0953]; and all the firstborn [01060] of cattle [0929].
  King James And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
at midnight the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt--At the moment when the Israelites were observing the newly instituted feast in the singular manner described, the threatened calamity overtook the Egyptians. It is more easy to imagine than describe the confusion and terror of that people suddenly roused from sleep and enveloped in darkness--none could assist their neighbors when the groans of the dying and the wild shrieks of mourners were heard everywhere around. The hope of every family was destroyed at a stroke. This judgment, terrible though it was, evinced the equity of divine retribution. For eighty years the Egyptians had caused the male children of the Israelites to be cast into the river [Exo 1:16], and now all their own first-born fell under the stroke of the destroying angel. They were made, in the justice of God, to feel something of what they had made His people feel. Many a time have the hands of sinners made the snares in which they have themselves been entangled, and fallen into the pit which they have dug for the righteous [Pro 28:10]. "Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth" [Psa 58:11].
 
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11 So that a man [0120] shall say [0559], Verily there is a reward [06529] for the righteous [06662]: verily he is [03426] a God [0430] that judgeth [08199] in the earth [0776].
10 Whoso causeth the righteous [03477] to go astray [07686] in an evil [07451] way [01870], he shall fall [05307] himself into his own pit [07816]: but the upright [08549] shall have good [02896] things in possession[05157].
16 And he said [0559], When ye do the office of a midwife [03205] to the Hebrew women [05680], and see [07200] them upon the stools [070]; if it be a son [01121], then ye shall kill [04191] him: but if it be a daughter [01323], then she shall live [02425].
16 And when the angel [04397] stretched out [07971] his hand [03027] upon Jerusalem [03389] to destroy [07843] it, the LORD [03068] repented [05162] him of the evil [07451], and said [0559] to the angel [04397] that destroyed [07843] the people [05971], It is enough [07227]: stay [07503] now thine hand [03027]. And the angel [04397] of the LORD [03068] was by the threshingplace [01637] of Araunah [0728] the Jebusite [02983].
35 And it came to pass that night [03915], that the angel [04397] of the LORD [03068] went out [03318], and smote [05221] in the camp [04264] of the Assyrians [0804] an hundred [03967] fourscore [08084] and five [02568] thousand [0505]: and when they arose early [07925] in the morning [01242], behold, they were all dead [04191] corpses [06297].
28 Through faith [4102] he kept [4160] the passover [3957], and [2532] the sprinkling [4378] of blood [129], lest [3363] he that destroyed [3645] the firstborn [4416] should touch [2345] them [846].
23 For the LORD [03068] will pass through [05674] to smite [05062] the Egyptians [04714]; and when he seeth [07200] the blood [01818] upon the lintel [04947], and on the two [08147] side posts [04201], the LORD [03068] will pass over [06452] the door [06607], and will not suffer [05414] the destroyer [07843] to come [0935] in unto your houses [01004] to smite [05062] you.
23 For the LORD [03068] will pass through [05674] to smite [05062] the Egyptians [04714]; and when he seeth [07200] the blood [01818] upon the lintel [04947], and on the two [08147] side posts [04201], the LORD [03068] will pass over [06452] the door [06607], and will not suffer [05414] the destroyer [07843] to come [0935] in unto your houses [01004] to smite [05062] you.
21 And I will give [05414] this people [05971] favour [02580] in the sight [05869] of the Egyptians [04714]: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go [03212], ye shall not go [03212] empty [07387]:
22 But every woman [0802] shall borrow [07592] of her neighbour [07934], and of her that sojourneth [01481] in her house [01004], jewels [03627] of silver [03701], and jewels [03627] of gold [02091], and raiment [08071]: and ye shall put [07760] them upon your sons [01121], and upon your daughters [01323]; and ye shall spoil [05337] the Egyptians [04714].
36 And the LORD [03068] gave [05414] the people [05971] favour [02580] in the sight [05869] of the Egyptians [04714], so that they lent [07592] unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled [05337] the Egyptians [04714].
35 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] did [06213] according to the word [01697] of Moses [04872]; and they borrowed [07592] of the Egyptians [04714] jewels [03627] of silver [03701], and jewels [03627] of gold [02091], and raiment [08071]:
39 And they baked [0644] unleavened [04682] cakes [05692] of the dough [01217] which they brought forth [03318] out of Egypt [04714], for it was not leavened [02556]; because they were thrust out [01644] of Egypt [04714], and could [03201] not tarry [04102], neither had they prepared [06213] for themselves any victual [06720].
3 Thou shalt eat [0398] no leavened bread [02557] with it; seven [07651] days [03117] shalt thou eat [0398] unleavened bread [04682] therewith, even the bread [03899] of affliction [06040]; for thou camest forth [03318] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] in haste [02649]: that thou mayest remember [02142] the day [03117] when thou camest forth [03318] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] all the days [03117] of thy life [02416].
34 And the people [05971] took [05375] their dough [01217] before it was leavened [02556], their kneadingtroughs [04863] being bound up [06887] in their clothes [08071] upon their shoulders [07926].
35 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] did [06213] according to the word [01697] of Moses [04872]; and they borrowed [07592] of the Egyptians [04714] jewels [03627] of silver [03701], and jewels [03627] of gold [02091], and raiment [08071]:
36 And the LORD [03068] gave [05414] the people [05971] favour [02580] in the sight [05869] of the Egyptians [04714], so that they lent [07592] unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled [05337] the Egyptians [04714].
33 And the Egyptians [04714] were urgent [02388] upon the people [05971], that they might send [07971] them out of the land [0776] in haste [04116]; for they said [0559], We be all dead [04191] men.
4 And I will harden [02388] Pharaoh's [06547] heart [03820], that he shall follow [07291] after [0310] them; and I will be honoured [03513] upon Pharaoh [06547], and upon all his host [02428]; that the Egyptians [04714] may know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068]. And they did [06213] so.
5 And it was told [05046] the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] that the people [05971] fled [01272]: and the heart [03824] of Pharaoh [06547] and of his servants [05650] was turned [02015] against the people [05971], and they said [0559], Why have we done [06213] this, that we have let Israel [03478] go [07971] from serving [05647] us?
5 And it was told [05046] the king [04428] of Egypt [04714] that the people [05971] fled [01272]: and the heart [03824] of Pharaoh [06547] and of his servants [05650] was turned [02015] against the people [05971], and they said [0559], Why have we done [06213] this, that we have let Israel [03478] go [07971] from serving [05647] us?
32 Also take [03947] your flocks [06629] and your herds [01241], as ye have said [01696], and be gone [03212]; and bless [01288] me also.
31 And he called [07121] for Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] by night [03915], and said [0559], Rise up [06965], and get you forth [03318] from among [08432] my people [05971], both ye and the children [01121] of Israel [03478]; and go [03212], serve [05647] the LORD [03068], as ye have said [01696].
17 Now therefore forgive [05375], I pray thee, my sin [02403] only this once [06471], and intreat [06279] the LORD [03068] your God [0430], that he may take away [05493] from me this death [04194] only.
28 Intreat [06279] the LORD [03068] (for it is enough [07227]) that there be no more mighty [0430] thunderings [06963] and hail [01259]; and I will let you go [07971], and ye shall stay [05975] no longer [03254].
28 And Pharaoh [06547] said [0559], I will let you go [07971], that ye may sacrifice [02076] to the LORD [03068] your God [0430] in the wilderness [04057]; only ye shall not go [03212] very [07368] far away [07368]: intreat [06279] for me [01157].
8 Then Pharaoh [06547] called [07121] for Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175], and said [0559], Intreat [06279] the LORD [03068], that he may take away [05493] the frogs [06854] from me, and from my people [05971]; and I will let the people [05971] go [07971], that they may do sacrifice [02076] unto the LORD [03068].
1 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Yet will I bring [0935] one [0259] plague [05061] more upon Pharaoh [06547], and upon Egypt [04714]; afterwards [0310] he will let you go [07971] hence: when he shall let you go [07971], he shall surely [01644] thrust you out [01644] hence altogether [03617].
10 And he said [0559] unto them, Let the LORD [03068] be so with you, as I will let you go [07971], and your little ones [02945]: look [07200] to it; for evil [07451] is before [06440] you.
28 And Pharaoh [06547] said [0559], I will let you go [07971], that ye may sacrifice [02076] to the LORD [03068] your God [0430] in the wilderness [04057]; only ye shall not go [03212] very [07368] far away [07368]: intreat [06279] for me [01157].
27 We will go [03212] three [07969] days [03117]' journey [01870] into the wilderness [04057], and sacrifice [02076] to the LORD [03068] our God [0430], as he shall command [0559] us.
25 And Pharaoh [06547] called [07121] for [0413] Moses [04872] and for Aaron [0175], and said [0559], Go [03212] ye, sacrifice [02076] to your God [0430] in the land [0776].
24 And Pharaoh [06547] called [07121] unto Moses [04872], and said [0559], Go [03212] ye, serve [05647] the LORD [03068]; only let your flocks [06629] and your herds [01241] be stayed [03322]: let your little ones [02945] also go [03212] with you.
8 And Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] were brought again [07725] unto Pharaoh [06547]: and he said [0559] unto them, Go [03212], serve [05647] the LORD [03068] your God [0430]: but who are they that shall go [01980]?
28 And Pharaoh [06547] said [0559] unto him, Get [03212] thee from me, take heed [08104] to thyself, see [07200] my face [06440] no more [03254]; for in that day [03117] thou seest [07200] my face [06440] thou shalt die [04191].
29 And Moses [04872] said [0559], Thou hast spoken [01696] well [03651], I will see [07200] thy face [06440] again [03254] no more.
30 And Pharaoh [06547] rose up [06965] in the night [03915], he, and all his servants [05650], and all the Egyptians [04714]; and there was a great [01419] cry [06818] in Egypt [04714]; for there was not a house [01004] where there was not one dead [04191].
31 And he called [07121] for Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] by night [03915], and said [0559], Rise up [06965], and get you forth [03318] from among [08432] my people [05971], both ye and the children [01121] of Israel [03478]; and go [03212], serve [05647] the LORD [03068], as ye have said [01696].
32 Also take [03947] your flocks [06629] and your herds [01241], as ye have said [01696], and be gone [03212]; and bless [01288] me also.
15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh [06547] would hardly [07185] let us go [07971], that the LORD [03068] slew [02026] all the firstborn [01060] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], both the firstborn [01060] of man [0120], and the firstborn [01060] of beast [0929]: therefore I sacrifice [02076] to the LORD [03068] all that openeth [06363] the matrix [07358], being males [02145]; but all the firstborn [01060] of my children [01121] I redeem [06299].
29 And it came to pass, that at midnight [02677] [03915] the LORD [03068] smote [05221] all the firstborn [01060] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], from the firstborn [01060] of Pharaoh [06547] that sat [03427] on his throne [03678] unto the firstborn [01060] of the captive [07628] that was in the dungeon [01004] [0953]; and all the firstborn [01060] of cattle [0929].
15 So the LORD [03068] sent [05414] a pestilence [01698] upon Israel [03478] from the morning [01242] even to the time [06256] appointed [04150]: and there died [04191] of the people [05971] from Dan [01835] even to Beersheba [0884] seventy [07657] thousand [0505] men [0376].
15 So the LORD [03068] sent [05414] a pestilence [01698] upon Israel [03478] from the morning [01242] even to the time [06256] appointed [04150]: and there died [04191] of the people [05971] from Dan [01835] even to Beersheba [0884] seventy [07657] thousand [0505] men [0376].
16 And when the angel [04397] stretched out [07971] his hand [03027] upon Jerusalem [03389] to destroy [07843] it, the LORD [03068] repented [05162] him of the evil [07451], and said [0559] to the angel [04397] that destroyed [07843] the people [05971], It is enough [07227]: stay [07503] now thine hand [03027]. And the angel [04397] of the LORD [03068] was by the threshingplace [01637] of Araunah [0728] the Jebusite [02983].
5 While [1161] the bridegroom [3566] tarried [5549], they all [3956] slumbered [3573] and [2532] slept [2518].
6 And [1161] at midnight [3319] [3571] there was a cry [2906] made [1096], Behold [2400], the bridegroom [3566] cometh [2064]; go ye out [1831] to [1519] meet [529] him [846].
27 Also I will make [05414] him my firstborn [01060], higher [05945] than the kings [04428] of the earth [0776].
13 Thou wentest forth [03318] for the salvation [03468] of thy people [05971], even for salvation [03468] with thine anointed [04899]; thou woundedst [04272] the head [07218] out of the house [01004] of the wicked [07563], by discovering [06168] the foundation [03247] unto the neck [06677]. Selah [05542].
5 And all the firstborn [01060] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] shall die [04191], from the firstborn [01060] of Pharaoh [06547] that sitteth [03427] upon his throne [03678], even unto the firstborn [01060] of the maidservant [08198] that is behind [0310] the mill [07347]; and all the firstborn [01060] of beasts [0929].
13 It shall devour [0398] the strength [0905] of his skin [05785]: even the firstborn [01060] of death [04194] shall devour [0398] his strength [0905].
30 And the firstborn [01060] of the poor [01800] shall feed [07462], and the needy [034] shall lie down [07257] in safety [0983]: and I will kill [04191] thy root [08328] with famine [07458], and he shall slay [02026] thy remnant [07611].
23 To the general assembly [3831] and [2532] church [1577] of the firstborn [4416], which are written [583] in [1722] heaven [3772], and [2532] to God [2316] the Judge [2923] of all [3956], and [2532] to the spirits [4151] of just men [1342] made perfect [5048],
7 Will the LORD [03068] be pleased [07521] with thousands [0505] of rams [0352], or with ten thousands [07233] of rivers [05158] of oil [08081]? shall I give [05414] my firstborn [01060] for my transgression [06588], the fruit [06529] of my body [0990] for the sin [02403] of my soul [05315]?
22 And thou shalt say [0559] unto Pharaoh [06547], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Israel [03478] is my son [01121], even my firstborn [01060]:
9 They shall come [0935] with weeping [01065], and with supplications [08469] will I lead [02986] them: I will cause them to walk [03212] by the rivers [05158] of waters [04325] in a straight [03477] way [01870], wherein they shall not stumble [03782]: for I am a father [01] to Israel [03478], and Ephraim [0669] is my firstborn [01060].
22 The LORD [03068] possessed [07069] me in the beginning [07225] of his way [01870], before [06924] his works [04659] of old.
23 I was set up [05258] from everlasting [05769], from the beginning [07218], or ever [06924] the earth [0776] was.
24 When there were no depths [08415], I was brought forth [02342]; when there were no fountains [04599] abounding [03513] with water [04325].
25 Before the mountains [02022] were settled [02883], before [06440] the hills [01389] was I brought forth [02342]:
26 While as yet he had not made [06213] the earth [0776], nor the fields [02351], nor the highest part [07218] of the dust [06083] of the world [08398].
27 When he prepared [03559] the heavens [08064], I was there: when he set [02710] a compass [02329] upon the face [06440] of the depth [08415]:
28 When he established [0553] the clouds [07834] above [04605]: when he strengthened [05810] the fountains [05869] of the deep [08415]:
29 When he gave [07760] to the sea [03220] his decree [02706], that the waters [04325] should not pass [05674] his commandment [06310]: when he appointed [02710] the foundations [04144] of the earth [0776]:
30 Then I was by him [0681], as one brought up [0525] with him: and I was daily [03117] [03117] his delight [08191], rejoicing [07832] always [06256] before [06440] him;
5 And [2532] from [575] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], who is the faithful [4103] witness [3144], and the first begotten [4416] of [1537] the dead [3498], and [2532] the prince [758] of the kings [935] of the earth [1093]. Unto him that loved [25] us [2248], and [2532] washed [3068] us [2248] from [575] our [2257] sins [266] in [1722] his own [846] blood [129],
29 For [3754] whom [3739] he did foreknow [4267], he [4309] also [2532] did predestinate [4309] to be conformed [4832] to the image [1504] of his [846] Son [5207], that [1519] he [846] might be [1511] the firstborn [4416] among [1722] many [4183] brethren [80].
15 Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]:
30 And Pharaoh [06547] rose up [06965] in the night [03915], he, and all his servants [05650], and all the Egyptians [04714]; and there was a great [01419] cry [06818] in Egypt [04714]; for there was not a house [01004] where there was not one dead [04191].