Exodus 4:23

New American Bible - revised edition

I said to you: Let my son go, that he may serve me. Since you refused to let him go, I will kill your son, your firstborn.

Cross References

Psalm 105:36

He struck down every firstborn in the land, the first fruits of all their vigor.

Psalm 135:8

He struck down Egypt’s firstborn, of human being and beast alike,

Psalm 136:10

Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his mercy endures forever;

Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the first fruits of their vigor in the tents of Ham.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go to serve me.

Exodus 10:4

For if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.

Exodus 11:5

Every firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the slave-girl who is at the handmill, as well as all the firstborn of the animals.

Exodus 12:29

And so at midnight the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh sitting on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn of the animals.

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, the firstborn of human being and beast alike. That is why I sacrifice to the Lord every male that opens the womb, and why I ransom every firstborn of my sons.’

Exodus 18:8

Moses then told his father-in-law of all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, and of all the hardships that had beset them on their journey, and how the Lord had rescued them.

Exodus 3:18

They will listen to you. Then you and the elders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and say to him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has come to meet us. So now, let us go a three days’ journey in the wilderness to offer sacrifice to the Lord, our God.

Exodus 5:1

Afterwards, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Let my people go, that they may hold a feast for me in the wilderness.”

Exodus 6:11

Go, tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to let the Israelites leave his land.

Exodus 7:16

Say to him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you with the message: Let my people go to serve me in the wilderness. But as yet you have not listened.

Exodus 8:1

The Lord then spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron: Stretch out your hand with your staff over the streams, the canals, and the ponds, and make frogs overrun the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:16

Then the Lord spoke to Moses: Early tomorrow morning present yourself to Pharaoh when he sets out toward the water, and say to him: Thus says the Lord: Let my people go to serve me.

Exodus 8:17

For if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your servants and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and the very ground on which they stand will be filled with swarms of flies.

Exodus 8:20

This the Lord did. Thick swarms of flies entered the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants; throughout Egypt the land was devastated on account of the swarms of flies.

Exodus 9:1

Then the Lord said to Moses: Go to Pharaoh and tell him: Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to serve me.

Exodus 9:13

Then the Lord spoke to Moses: Early tomorrow morning present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him: Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to serve me,

Exodus 9:2

For if you refuse to let them go and persist in holding them,

Hosea 11:1

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