- the firstborn:
- "And I sayª° unto¹ thee, Let¹ my sonª go,ª° that he may serveª° me: and if thou refuseª° to let him go,ª° behold,¹ I¹ will slayª°¹ thy son,ª [even] thy firstborn.ª" {Exd 4:23} + "For I will pass²° through¹ the landª of Egyptª this¹ night,ª and will smiteª° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egypt,ª both manª¹ and beast;ª and against all¹ the godsª of Egyptª I will executeª° judgment:ª I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Exd 12:12} + "And it came to pass,¹ that at midnightªª the LORDª smoteª° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egypt,ª from the firstbornª¹ of Pharaohª that satª° on¹ his throneª unto¹ the firstbornª of the captiveª that¹ [was] in the dungeon;ªª and all¹ the firstbornª of cattle.ª" {Exd 12:29} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ Pharaohª would hardlyª° let us go,ª° that the LORDª slewª° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egypt,ª both the firstbornª¹ of man,ª and the firstbornª of beast:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ sacrificeª° to the LORDª all¹ that openethª the matrix,ª being males;ª but all¹ the firstbornª of my childrenª I redeem.ª°" {Exd 13:15} + "And smoteª° all¹ the firstbornª in Egypt;ª the chiefª of [their] strengthª in the tabernaclesª of Ham:ª" {Psa 78:51} + "He smoteª° also all¹ the firstbornª in their land,ª the chiefª of all¹ their strength.ª" {Psa 105:36} + "Who smoteª°¹ the firstbornª of Egypt,ª both of manª¹ and¹ beast.ª" {Psa 135:8} + "To him that smoteª° Egyptª in their firstborn:ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever:ª" {Psa 136:10} + "Through faithª he keptª° the¹ passover,ª andª the¹ sprinklingª of blood,ª lestª he that destroyedª° the¹ firstbornª should touchª° them.ª" {Hbr 11:28}
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