Exodus 12:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

At midnight the LORD killed the firstborn son of every Egyptian family, from the son of the king to the son of every prisoner in jail. He also killed the firstborn male of every animal that belonged to the Egyptians.

Cross References

Job 34:20

Even powerful rulers die in the darkness of night when they least expect it, just like the rest of us.

Psalm 105:36

Then God took the life of every firstborn son.

Psalm 135:8

The LORD killed the firstborn of people and animals in the land of Egypt.

Psalm 136:10

God struck down the firstborn in every Egyptian family. God's love never fails.

Psalm 78:50

God gave in to his anger and slaughtered them in a terrible way.

Psalm 78:51

He killed the firstborn son of each Egyptian family.

Exodus 11:1

The LORD said to Moses: I am going to punish the king of Egypt and his people one more time. Then the king will gladly let you leave his land, so that I will stop punishing the Egyptians. He will even chase you out.

Exodus 12:12

That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the firstborn son in every family and the firstborn male of all animals. I am the LORD, and I will punish the gods of Egypt.

Exodus 12:28

Then they left and did what Moses and Aaron had told them to do.

Exodus 13:15

The king stubbornly refused to set us free, so the LORD killed the firstborn male of every animal and the firstborn son of every Egyptian family. This is why we sacrifice to the LORD every firstborn male of every animal and save every firstborn son.”

Exodus 4:23

and I commanded you to release him, so he could worship me. But you refused, and now I will kill your firstborn son.”

Exodus 9:6

It happened the next day—all the animals belonging to the Egyptians died, but the Israelites did not lose even one.

Isaiah 24:22

He will put them in a pit and keep them prisoner. Then later on, he will punish them.

Isaiah 41:11

Everyone who hates you will be terribly disgraced; those who attack will vanish into thin air.

Isaiah 51:14

Everyone crying out in pain will be quickly set free; they will be rescued from the power of death and never go hungry.

Jeremiah 38:13

the men pulled me out. And from then on, I was kept in the courtyard of the palace guards.

Jeremiah 38:6

Then they took me back to the courtyard of the palace guards and let me down with ropes into the well that belonged to Malchiah, the king's son. There was no water in the well, and I sank down in the mud.

Habakkuk 3:5

Dreadful diseases and plagues marched in front and followed behind.

Zechariah 9:11

When I made a sacred agreement with you, my people, we sealed it with blood. Now some of you are captives in waterless pits, but I will come to your rescue

Numbers 8:17

When I killed the eldest sons of the Egyptians, I decided that the firstborn sons in each Israelite family would be mine, as well as every firstborn male from their flocks and herds.

Hebrews 11:28

His faith also made him celebrate Passover. He sprinkled the blood of animals on the doorposts, so that the firstborn sons of the people of Israel would not be killed by the destroying angel.

Hebrews 12:23

Here you will find all God's dearest children, whose names are written in heaven. And you will find God himself, who judges everyone. Here also are the spirits of those good people who have been made perfect.