He also struckdownallthe firstbornin their land,The firstfruitsof alltheir vigor.
"Reuben,you are my firstborn;My mightand the beginningof my strength,Preeminentin dignityand preeminentin power.
He smotethe firstbornof Egypt,Bothof manand beast.
To Him who smotethe Egyptiansin their firstborn,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting,
And smoteallthe firstbornin Egypt,The first[issue] of their virilityin the tentsof Ham.
For I will gothroughthe landof Egypton that night,and will strikedownallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,bothmanand beast;and against allthe godsof EgyptI will executejudgments--I am the LORD.
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
By faithhe keptthe Passoverand the sprinklingof the blood,sothat he who destroyedthe firstbornwould not touchthem.
