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1 God promiſeth their departure. 2 He willeth them to borrow their neighbours iewels. 3 Moſés was eſtemed of all ſaue Pharaohs. 4 He ſignifieth the death of the firſt borne.

1.NOw (the Lord had ſaid vnto Moſés, Yet wil I bring one plague more vpon Pharaoh, and vpon Egypt: after that he wil let you go hence: when he letteth you go, he ſhal ^a at once chaſe you hence.

2.Speake thou now to the people, that euerie man ^" require of his neighbour, and euerie woman of her neighbour ^* iewels of ſiluer and iewels of golde.

3.And the Lord gaue the people fauour in the ſight of the Egyptians: alſo ^* Moſés was verie great in the land of Egypt, in the ſight of Pharaohs ſeruants, and in the ſight of the people)

4.Alſo Moſés ſaid, Thus saith y^e Lord, ^* About midnight wil I go out into y^e mid- des of Egypt.

5.And all the fiſt borne in the land of E-gypt ſhal dye, frõ the firſtborne of Pha-raóh that ſitteth on his throne, vnto the firſtborne of the maid ſeruant, that is at ^b the mille, & all the firſt borne of beaſtes.

6.Then there ſhal be a great crye through-out all the land of Egypt, ſuche as was neuer none like, nor ſhalbe.

7.But againſt none of the children of Iſ-raél ſhal a dog moue his tongue, nether a-gainſt man nor beaſt, that ye may knowe that the Lord putteth a difference betwe-ne the Egyptians and Iſraél.

8.And all theſe thy ſeruantes ſhal come downe vnto me, and fall before me, ſay-ing, Get thee out, and all the people that ^c are at thy fete, & after this wil I depart. So he wẽt out from Pharaóh very angry.

9.And the Lord ſaid vnto Moſés, Pharaóh ſhal not heare you, ^d that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

10.So Moſés and Aarón did all theſe won-ders before Pharaóh: but the Lord har-dened Pharaohs heart, and he ſuffred not the children of Iſraél to go out of his land.

Exodus 11

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