Exodus 12:29–36

The Death of the First-Born

^29*At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, from the king’s son, who was heir to the throne, to the son of the prisoner in the dungeon; all the firstborn of the animals were also killed. ³⁰That night, the king, his officials, and all the other Egyptians were awakened. There was loud crying throughout Egypt, because there was not one home in which there was not a dead son. ³¹That same night the king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave my country; go and worship the Lord, as you asked. ³²Take your sheep, goats, and cattle, and leave. Also pray for a blessing on me.”

³³The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country; they said, “We will all be dead if you don’t leave.” ³⁴So the people filled their baking pans with unleavened dough, wrapped them in clothing, and carried them on their shoulders. ^35*The Israelites had done as Moses had said, and had asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewellery and for clothing. ^36*The Lord made the Egyptians respect the people and give them what they asked for. In this way the Israelites carried away the wealth of the Egyptians.