1 The Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out of here.
2 Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold jewelry.”
3 The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. And the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and the people.
4 So Moses said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
5 and every firstborn male in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne to the firstborn of the servant girl who is behind the millstones, as well as every firstborn of the livestock.
6 Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before, or ever will be again.
7 But against all the Israelites, whether man or beast, not even a dog will snarl, so that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.