Exodus 12:29

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And in the middle of the night the Lord sent death on every first male child in the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power to the child of the prisoner in the prison; and the first births of all the cattle.

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  • Exod 4:23 : 23 And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.
  • Ps 78:51 : 51 He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
  • Ps 135:8 : 8 He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.
  • Ps 136:10 : 10 To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
  • Num 8:17 : 17 For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.
  • Num 33:4 : 4 While the Egyptians were placing in the earth the bodies of their sons on whom the Lord had sent destruction: and their gods had been judged by him.
  • Exod 11:4-5 : 4 And Moses said, This is what the Lord says: About the middle of the night I will go out through Egypt: 5 And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.
  • Exod 12:12 : 12 For on that night I will go through the land of Egypt, sending death on every first male child, of man and of beast, and judging all the gods of Egypt: I am the Lord.
  • Exod 13:15 : 15 And when Pharaoh made his heart hard and would not let us go, the Lord sent death on all the first sons in Egypt, of man and of beast: and so every first male who comes to birth is offered to the Lord; but for all the first of my sons I give a price.
  • Num 3:13 : 13 For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.
  • Job 34:20 : 20 Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.
  • Exod 9:6 : 6 And on the day after, the Lord did as he had said, causing the death of all the cattle of Egypt, but there was no loss of any of the cattle of Israel.
  • Isa 24:22 : 22 And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.
  • Isa 51:14 : 14 The prisoner, bent under his chain, will quickly be made free, and will not go down into the underworld, and his bread will not come to an end.
  • Jer 38:6 : 6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
  • Jer 38:13 : 13 So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
  • Zech 9:11 : 11 And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.
  • 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
  • Heb 11:28 : 28 By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

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  • Exod 12:12-13
    2 verses
    87%

    12For on that night I will go through the land of Egypt, sending death on every first male child, of man and of beast, and judging all the gods of Egypt: I am the Lord.

    13And the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 11:4-6
    3 verses
    86%

    4And Moses said, This is what the Lord says: About the middle of the night I will go out through Egypt:

    5And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

    6And there will be a great cry through all the land of Egypt, such as never has been or will be again.

  • Exod 12:30-31
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    84%

    30Then Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians; and a great cry went up from Egypt; for there was not a house where someone was not dead.

    31And he sent for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Get up and go out from among my people, you and the children of Israel; go and give worship to the Lord as you have said.

  • Exod 13:15
    81%

    15And when Pharaoh made his heart hard and would not let us go, the Lord sent death on all the first sons in Egypt, of man and of beast: and so every first male who comes to birth is offered to the Lord; but for all the first of my sons I give a price.

  • Num 33:4
    81%

    4While the Egyptians were placing in the earth the bodies of their sons on whom the Lord had sent destruction: and their gods had been judged by him.

  • Ps 135:8-9
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    81%

    8He put to death the first-fruits of Egypt, of man and of beast.

    9He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants.

  • Ps 105:36
    78%

    36He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

  • Exod 12:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21Then Moses sent for the chiefs of Israel, and said to them, See that lambs are marked out for yourselves and your families, and let the Passover lamb be put to death.

    22And take some hyssop and put it in the blood in the basin, touching the two sides and the top of the doorway with the blood from the basin; and let not one of you go out of his house till the morning.

    23For the Lord will go through the land, sending death on the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the two sides and the top of the door, the Lord will go over your door and will not let death come in for your destruction.

  • Ps 78:51
    77%

    51He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

  • Exod 9:6
    77%

    6And on the day after, the Lord did as he had said, causing the death of all the cattle of Egypt, but there was no loss of any of the cattle of Israel.

  • Exod 12:1
    76%

    1And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

  • Exod 12:27-28
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    75%

    27Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.

    28And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did.

  • Num 8:17
    75%

    17For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.

  • Exod 12:41-42
    2 verses
    74%

    41And at the end of four hundred and thirty years, to the very day, all the armies of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt.

    42It is a watch-night before the Lord who took them out of the land of Egypt: this same night is a watch-night to the Lord for all the children of Israel, through all their generations.

  • Num 3:13
    74%

    13For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.

  • Exod 14:24
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    24And in the morning watch, the Lord, looking out on the armies of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, sent trouble on the army of the Egyptians;

  • Exod 13:2
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    2Let the first male child of every mother among the children of Israel be kept holy for me, even the first male birth among man or beast; for it is mine.

  • Num 3:40
    73%

    40And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

  • Exod 9:4
    72%

    4And the Lord will make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; there will be no loss of any of the cattle of Israel.

  • Exod 4:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:

    23And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.

  • Exod 12:51
    72%

    51And on that very day the Lord took the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

  • Heb 11:28
    72%

    28By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.

  • Exod 9:19-20
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    71%

    19Then send quickly and get in your cattle and all you have from the fields; for if any man or beast in the field has not been put under cover, the ice-storm will come down on them with destruction.

    20Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who had the fear of the Lord, made his servants and his cattle come quickly into the house:

  • Exod 1:22
    71%

    22And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

  • Exod 12:33
    71%

    33And the Egyptians were forcing the people on, to get them out of the land quickly; for they said, We are all dead men.

  • Exod 10:12
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    12And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out over the land of Egypt so that the locusts may come up on the land for the destruction of every green plant in the land, even everything untouched by the ice-storm.

  • Num 3:42
    71%

    42So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

  • Ps 136:10
    71%

    10To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

  • Exod 9:25
    71%

    25And through all the land of Egypt the ice-storm came down on everything which was in the fields, on man and on beast; and every green plant was crushed and every tree of the field broken.

  • Jer 43:11
    70%

    11And he will come and overcome the land of Egypt; those who are for death will be put to death, those who are to be prisoners will be made prisoners, and those who are for the sword will be given to the sword.

  • Exod 1:18
    70%

    18And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?