¶ The lorde cōmaundeth to robbe the Egyptians. The death of all the fyrst begotten in Egypte
CAPI. XI.
ANd the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: yet [unspec A] wyll I brynge one plage more vppon Pharao, and vpon Egypte, and after that he wyll let you go hence. And when he letteth you goo / he shall vtterly dryue you hence. Speake thou therfore in the cares of the people, that euery mā borow of his nygh∣bour, and euery woman of her neyghbour∣resse * 1.1 iewels of syluer, and iewels of golde. And the Lorde shal gyue the people fauoure in the syght of the Egyptians. Moreouer * 1.2 Moses was very greate in the lande of E∣gypte: in the syght of Pharaos seruauntes, and in the syght of the people.
And Moses sayde: thus sayth the Lorde: [unspec B] * 1.3 At mydnyght wyll I go out in to the myd∣des of Egypt, & al the fyrst borne in the lande of Egypt shal dye: euen from the fyrste borne of Pharao that ☞ sytteth on his seate, vnto the fyrst borne of the mayde seruaunt that is behynde the mylle, and all the fyrste gendred of the cattell. And there shall be a greate crye thorowout all the lande of Egypte: suche as there was neuer none lyke, nor shalbe.
But amonge all the Chyldren of Israell shal not a dogge moue his tongue, nor yet man or beast: that ye maye knowe, howe that [unspec C] the lorde ❀ (by a great miracle) putteth a dyf∣ference bytwene the Egyptians and Israel. And these thy seruaūtes shal all come downe vnto me, and fall before me, and saye: get the out and al the people that are vnder the, and then wyl I departe. And he went out from Pharao with an angry countenaunce.
And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses: Pha∣rao shal not heare you, that my wōders may be multiplyed in the lande of Egypte. And Moses and Aaron, dyd all these wondres: ❀ (And tokens vvhiche are vvritten) before Pharao. And the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte, so that he wolde not let the chyldren of Israell go out of his lande.