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Book of Exodus 79

every man ask of his friend, and every woman of months; it shall be the first in the months of the
her neighbour, vessels of silver and of gold. year.
3 And the Lord will give favour to his people 3 Speak ye to the whole assembly of the chil-
in the sight of the Egyptians. And Moses was a dren of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth
very great man in the land of Egypt, in the sight day of this month let every man take a lamb by
of Pharao’s servants, and of all the people. their families and houses.
4 And he said: Thus saith the Lord: At mid- 4 But if the number be less than may suffice
night I will enter into Egypt: to eat the lamb, he shall take unto him his neigh-
5 And every firstborn in the land of the Egyp- bour that joineth to his house, according to the
tians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharao who number of souls which may be enough to eat the
sitteth on his throne, even to the firstborn of the lamb.
handmaid that is at the mill, and all the first- 5 And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a
born of beasts. male, of one year; according to which rite also
6 And there shall be a great cry in all the land you shall take a kid.
of Egypt, such as neither hath been before, nor 6 And you shall keep it until the fourteenth
shall be hereafter. day of this month; and the whole multitude
7 But with all the children of Israel there shall of the children of Israel shall sacrifice it in the
not a dog make the least noise, from man even to evening.
beast; that you may know how wonderful a dif- 7 And they shall take of the blood thereof, and
ference the Lord maketh between the Egyptians put it upon both the side posts, and on the upper
and Israel. door posts of the houses, wherein they shall eat
8 And all these thy servants shall come down it.
to me, and shall worship me, saying: Go forth 8 And they shall eat the flesh that night
thou, and all the people that is under thee: after roasted at the fire, and unleavened bread with
that we will go out. wild lettuce.
9 And he went out from Pharao exceeding an- 9 You shall not eat thereof any thing raw,
nor boiled in water, but only roasted at the fire;
gry. But the Lord said to Moses: Pharao will
not hear you, that many signs may be done in you shall eat the head with the feet and entrails
thereof.
the land of Egypt.
10 Neither shall there remain any thing of it
10 And Moses and Aaron did all the wonders
that are written, before Pharao. And the Lord until morning. If there be any thing left, you
shall burn it with fire.
hardened Pharao’s heart, neither did he let the
children of Israel go out of his land. 11 And thus you shall eat it: you shall gird
your reins, and you shall have shoes on your feet,
holding staves in your hands, and you shall eat
Chapter 12 in haste; for it is the Phase (that is the Passage)
of the Lord.
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the 12 And I will pass through the land of Egypt
land of Egypt: that night, and will kill every firstborn in the
2 This month shall be to you the beginning of land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against