He smotethe firstbornof Egypt,Bothof manand beast.
He also struckdownallthe firstbornin their land,The firstfruitsof alltheir vigor.
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.
It cameabout, whenPharaohwas stubbornabout lettingus go,that the LORDkilledeveryfirstbornin the landof Egypt,boththe firstbornof manand the firstbornof beast.Therefore,I sacrificeto the LORDthe males,the firstoffspringof everywomb,but everyfirstbornof my sonsI redeem.'
"'AND WHATEVERNATIONTO WHICHTHEY WILL BE IN BONDAGEI MYSELFWILL JUDGE,'saidGod,AND AFTERTHAT THEY WILL COMEOUT AND SERVEME IN THISPLACE.'
