And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
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Interpretation
The death of all the first-born in Egypt at once: this plague had been the first threatened, but is last executed. See how slow God is to wrath.
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This thought runs through Exodus 11:4-8.
Glossary
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.