Exodus 12:28-30

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²⁸ The Lord had given this command to Moses and Aaron, so the Israelites did what the Lord commanded.

²⁹ At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh (who ruled Egypt) to the firstborn son of the prisoner sitting in jail. Also all the firstborn animals died. ³⁰ That night someone died in every house in Egypt. Pharaoh, his officials, and all the people of Egypt began to cry loudly.