Exodus 12:29 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁹ At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of the livestock.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ At midnight the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.

Common English Bible

²⁹ At midnight the LORD struck down all the first offspring in the land of Egypt, from the oldest child of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the oldest child of the prisoner in jail, and all the first offspring of the animals.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ Then it happened, in the middle of the night: the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the captive woman who was in prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And it came to pass at midnight, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharao, who sat on his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison, and all the firstborn of cattle.

Exodus 12:29 Cross References

Genesis 15:14

but I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

Job 34:20

In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.

Psalm 105:36

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.

Psalm 135:8

He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both humans and animals;

Psalm 136:10

who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Psalm 78:50

He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave their lives over to the plague.

Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Exodus 11:1

The Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; afterward he will let you go from here; indeed, when he lets you go, he will drive you away.

Exodus 12:12

I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.

Exodus 12:28

The Israelites went and did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborn to the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that first opens the womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

Exodus 4:23

I said to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But you refused to let him go; now I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”

Exodus 9:6

And on the next day the Lord did so; all of the Egyptians’ livestock died, but none of the Israelites’ livestock died.

Isaiah 24:22

They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit; they will be shut up in a prison, and after many days they will be punished.

Isaiah 41:11

All who are incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.

Isaiah 51:14

The oppressed shall speedily be released; they shall not die and go down to the Pit, nor shall they lack bread.

Jeremiah 38:13

Then they drew Jeremiah up by the ropes and pulled him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Jeremiah 38:6

So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

Habakkuk 3:5

Before him went pestilence, and plague followed close behind.

Zechariah 9:11

As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

Numbers 3:13

for all the firstborn are mine; when I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both human and animal; they shall be mine. I am the Lord.”

Numbers 33:4

while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them. The Lord executed judgments even against their gods.

Numbers 8:17

For all the firstborn among the Israelites are mine, both human and animal. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself,

Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

Hebrews 12:23

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,