place the blood over the doorframes of their homes and roast and eat the meat. When the Lord saw the blood, he would pass over those homes but strike the land of Egypt with the plague of death. Along with the meat, they were to bake unleavened bread. Moses summoned the elders of Israel and gave them instructions for the sacrifice. The people did exactly as the Lord had commanded, and at midnight there was not a single death in the homes of the Israelites, but there was loud wailing throughout Egypt. Moses