Exodus 11:5

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the handmill and all the firstborn of the livestock.

Cross References

Psalm 105:36

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.

Psalm 135:8

He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both humans and animals;

Psalm 136:10

who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Psalm 78:51

He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first issue of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Exodus 12:12

I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.

Exodus 12:29

At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon and all the firstborn of the livestock.

Exodus 13:15

When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborn to the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord every male that first opens the womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

Exodus 4:23

I said to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But you refused to let him go; now I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”

Isaiah 47:2

Take the millstones and grind meal; remove your veil; strip off your robe; uncover your legs; pass through the rivers.

Lamentations 5:13

Young men are compelled to grind, and boys stagger under loads of wood.

Matthew 24:41

Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken, and one will be left.

Hebrews 11:28

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.

Judges 16:21

So the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he ground at the mill in the prison.