Exodus 4:23

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and I said to you,‘Let my son go that he may serve me,’ but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!”’”

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 11:5 : 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
  • Exod 12:29 : 29 The Deliverance from Egypt It happened at midnight– the LORD attacked 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 prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.
  • Ps 135:8 : 8 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.
  • Ps 78:51 : 51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
  • Exod 5:1 : 1 Opposition to the Plan of God Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, has said,‘Release my people so that they may hold a pilgrim feast to me in the wilderness.’”
  • Exod 7:16 : 16 Tell him,‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you to say,“Release my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness!” But until now you have not listened.

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  • Exod 4:21-22
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    87%

    21The LORD said to Moses,“When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

    22You must say to Pharaoh,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Israel is my son, my firstborn,

  • Exod 9:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1The Fifth Blow: Disease Then the LORD said to Moses,“Go to Pharaoh and tell him,‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has said,“Release my people that they may serve me!

    2For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,

  • Exod 8:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1(7:26) Then the LORD said to Moses,“Go to Pharaoh and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said:“Release my people in order that they may serve me!

    2But if you refuse to release them, then I am going to plague all your territory with frogs.

  • Exod 10:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1The Eighth Blow: Locusts The LORD said to Moses,“Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, in order to display these signs of mine before him,

    2and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell how I made fools of the Egyptians and about my signs that I displayed among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

    3So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him,“This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has said:‘How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!

    4But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

  • Exod 9:13
    79%

    13The Seventh Blow: Hail The LORD said to Moses,“Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him,‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has said:“Release my people so that they may serve me!

  • Exod 13:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14In the future, when your son asks you‘What is this?’ you are to tell him,‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery.

    15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’

  • Exod 10:24
    78%

    24Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said,“Go, serve the LORD– only your flocks and herds will be detained. Even your families may go with you.”

  • Exod 7:16
    78%

    16Tell him,‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you to say,“Release my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness!” But until now you have not listened.

  • Exod 8:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20The Fourth Blow: Flies The LORD said to Moses,“Get up early in the morning and position yourself before Pharaoh as he goes out to the water, and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Release my people that they may serve me!

    21If you do not release my people, then I am going to send swarms of flies on you and on your servants and on your people and in your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground they stand on.

  • Exod 12:31
    77%

    31Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron in the night and said,“Get up, get out from among my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, serve the LORD as you have requested!

  • Exod 9:17
    76%

    17You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.

  • Exod 3:10
    76%

    10So now go, and I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”

  • Exod 6:11
    76%

    11“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt that he must release the Israelites from his land.”

  • Exod 10:27-28
    2 verses
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    27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to release them.

    28Pharaoh said to him,“Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!”

  • Exod 7:4
    75%

    4Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

  • Exod 5:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Opposition to the Plan of God Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, has said,‘Release my people so that they may hold a pilgrim feast to me in the wilderness.’”

    2But Pharaoh said,“Who is the LORD that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the LORD, and I will not release Israel!”

  • Exod 10:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7Pharaoh’s servants said to him,“How long will this man be a menace to us? Release the people so that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not know that Egypt is destroyed?”

    8So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them,“Go, serve the LORD your God. Exactly who is going with you?”

  • Exod 14:5
    75%

    5When it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and the king and his servants said,“What in the world have we done? For we have released the people of Israel from serving us!”

  • Deut 6:21
    75%

    21you must say to them,“We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way.

  • Exod 10:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10He said to them,“The LORD will need to be with you if I release you and your dependents! Watch out! Trouble is right in front of you!

    11No! Go, you men only, and serve the LORD, for that is what you want.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

  • Exod 3:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force.

    20So I will extend my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do among them, and after that he will release you.

  • Exod 11:1
    74%

    1The Tenth Blow: Death The LORD said to Moses,“I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will release you from this place. When he releases you, he will drive you out completely from this place.

  • Exod 13:8
    74%

    8You are to tell your son on that day,‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

  • Exod 8:28
    74%

    28Pharaoh said,“I will release you so that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness. Only you must not go very far. Do pray for me.”

  • Exod 22:29
    74%

    29“Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

  • Gen 44:33
    74%

    33“So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.

  • Exod 11:8
    74%

    8All these your servants will come down to me and bow down to me, saying,‘Go, you and all the people who follow you,’ and after that I will go out.” Then Moses went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

  • Exod 7:14
    74%

    14The First Blow: Water to Blood The LORD said to Moses,“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to release the people.

  • Exod 6:1
    74%

    1Then the LORD said to Moses,“Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for compelled by my strong hand he will release them, and by my strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

  • Exod 11:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Moses said,“This is what the LORD has said:‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,

    5and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

  • Gen 44:17
    74%

    17But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

  • Exod 5:4
    73%

    4The king of Egypt said to them,“Moses and Aaron, why do you cause the people to refrain from their work? Return to your labor!”

  • Gen 45:9
    73%

    9Now go up to my father quickly and tell him,‘This is what your son Joseph says:“God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

  • Exod 12:12
    73%

    12I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 8:25
    73%

    25Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,“Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.”

  • Gen 27:8
    73%

    8Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!