Exodus 11 – The Final Plague Is Announced
The LORD announces the last and greatest plague on Egypt.
This chapter picks up right after the plague of darkness in Exodus 10, as the LORD tells Moses that one final, devastating plague still awaits Egypt. Every firstborn in the land will die at midnight, yet not even a dog will growl at the children of Israel, showing God's clear distinction between the two peoples. Moses, already regarded as great among Pharaoh's own servants, delivers this warning in a fury before leaving the king's presence.
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `One plague more I do bring in on Pharaoh, and on Egypt, afterwards he doth send you away from this; when he is sending you away, he surely casteth you out altogether from this `place';
speak, I pray thee, in the ears of the people, and they ask -- each man from his neighbour, and each woman from her neighbour, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold.'
And Jehovah giveth the grace of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians; also the man Moses `is' very great in the land of Egypt, in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of the people.
And Moses saith, `Thus said Jehovah, About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,
and every first-born in the land of Egypt hath died, from the first-born of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the first-born of the maid-servant who `is' behind the millstones, and all the first-born of beasts;
and there hath been a great cry in all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, and such as there is not again.
`And against all the sons of Israel a dog sharpeneth not its tongue, from man even unto beast, so that ye know that Jehovah doth make a separation between the Egyptians and Israel;
and all these thy servants have come down unto me, and bowed themselves to me, saying, Go out, thou and all the people who `are' at thy feet; and afterwards I do go out;' -- and he goeth out from Pharaoh in the heat of anger.
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Pharaoh doth not hearken unto you, so as to multiply My wonders in the land of Egypt;'
and Moses and Aaron have done all these wonders before Pharaoh, and Jehovah strengtheneth Pharaoh's heart, and he hath not sent the sons of Israel out of his land.