Exodus 4:23

God's Word

I told you to let my son go so that he may worship me. But you refused to let him go. So now I’m going to kill your firstborn son.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 105:36

He killed all the firstborn sons, the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.

Psalm 135:8

He is the one who killed every firstborn male in Egypt. He killed humans and animals alike.

Psalm 136:10

Give thanks to the one who killed the firstborn males in Egypt— because his mercy endures forever.

Psalm 78:51

He slaughtered every firstborn in Egypt, the ones born in the tents of Ham when their fathers were young.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 10:4

If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.

Exodus 11:5

Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who rules the land, to the firstborn children of female slaves who use their handmills, including every firstborn domestic animal.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord killed every firstborn male in Egypt from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who ruled the land to the firstborn son of the prisoner in jail, and also every firstborn animal.

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh was too stubborn to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn male in Egypt—human and animal. This is why we sacrifice every firstborn male to the Lord and buy every firstborn son back from the Lord.’

Exodus 18:8

Moses told his father-in-law everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel, all the hardships they had had on the way, and how the Lord had saved them.

Exodus 3:18

“The leaders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the leaders must go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us travel three days into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’

Exodus 5:1

Later Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Let my people go into the desert to celebrate a festival in my honor.”

Exodus 6:11

“Go tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave his country.”

Exodus 7:16

Say to him, ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to tell you, “Let my people go to worship me in the desert.” So far you have not listened.

Exodus 8:1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 8:16

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Hold out your staff and strike the dust on the ground. All over Egypt the dust will turn into gnats.’ ”

Exodus 8:17

When Moses told him, Aaron held out the staff in his hand and struck the dust on the ground. It turned into gnats that bit people and animals. All the dust on the ground everywhere in Egypt turned into gnats.

Exodus 8:20

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Early in the morning, stand in Pharaoh’s way when he’s going to the Nile. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 9:1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 9:13

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Early in the morning, go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 9:2

If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them ⌞in slavery⌟,

Hosea 11:1

“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.