Exodus 4:23

WEB

²³and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

KJV

²³And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

BSB

²³and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”

FBV

²³I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now kill your firstborn son.’”

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Extra References

Exodus 12:29

²⁹At midnight, the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.

Exodus 11:5

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.

Psalms 105:36

³⁶He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

Psalms 135:8

⁸He struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal.

Exodus 7:16

¹⁶You shall tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness. Behold, until now you haven’t listened.”

Psalms 78:51

⁵¹and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

Exodus 5:1

¹Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”