¹The LORD said to Moses , “I will bring yet one more plague on Pharaoh , and on Egypt ; afterwards he will let you go . When he lets you go , he will surely thrust you out altogether .

²Speak now in the ears of the people , and let every man ask of his neighbour , and every woman of her neighbour , jewels of silver , and jewels of gold .”

³The LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians . Moreover , the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt , in the sight of Pharaoh ’s servants , and in the sight of the people .

⁴Moses said , “This is what the LORD says : ‘About midnight I will go out into the middle of Egypt ,

⁵and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die , from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne , even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the mill , and all the firstborn of livestock.

⁶There will be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt , such as there has not been , nor will be any more .

⁷But against any of the children of Israel a dog won’t even bark or move its tongue , against man or animal, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel .

⁸All these servants of yours will come down to me , and bow down themselves to me , saying, “Get out , with all the people who follow you ;” and after that I will go out .’” He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

⁹The LORD said to Moses , “Pharaoh won’t listen to you , that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt .”

¹⁰Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh , but the LORD hardened Pharaoh ’s heart , and he didn’t let the children of Israel go out of his land .