111 Now the Lord said to Moses , "One more plague I will bring on Pharaoh and on Egypt ; after that he will let you go from here . When he lets you go , he will surely drive you out from here completely . 2 "Speak now in the hearing of the people that each man ask from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold ." 3 The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians . Furthermore , the man Moses himself was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt , both in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people .
4 Moses said , "Thus says the Lord , 'About midnight e I am going out into the midst of Egypt , 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die , from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne , even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones ; all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6 'Moreover, there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt , such e as there has not been before and such as shall never be again . 7 ' But against any of the sons of Israel a dog will not even bark e , whether against man or beast , that you may understand how the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel .' 8 " All these your servants will come down to me and bow themselves before me, saying , 'Go out, you and all the people who follow you,' and after that I will go out." And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger . 9 Then the Lord said to Moses , " Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders will be multiplied in the land of Egypt ." 10 Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh ; yet the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart , and he did not let the sons of Israel go out of his land .
