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New Century Version

Exodus 12:12

"That night I will go through the land of Egypt and kill all the firstborn animals and people in the land of Egypt. I will also punish all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blood;   Firstborn;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Month;   Passover;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Scofield Reference Index - Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - God;   God's;   Judgments, God's;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Egypt;   Feast of Pentecost, the;   Feast of the Passover, the;   Judgments;   Night;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abib;   Exodus;   Passover;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Passover;   Plague;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Celebrate, Celebration;   Idol, Idolatry;   Lamb, Lamb of God;   Remember, Remembrance;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Passover;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judgments of God;   Sacrifice;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bread;   Egypt;   Idol;   Passover;   Plague;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Firstborn;   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Devil;   Exodus;   Firstborn;   Moses;   Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels (2);   Passover (I.);   Samaria, Samaritans;   Wisdom of Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Passover, the;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baal-zephon;   Passover;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Plagues of egypt;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Pass'over,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Plagues of Egypt;   Red Sea;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   On to Sinai;   Hebrew Calendar;   Sabbath and Feasts;   Priesthood, the;   Moses, the Man of God;   Conquest of Canaan;   Law of Moses, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Execute;   Exodus, the Book of;   Go;   Gods;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Passover;   Plagues of Egypt;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Demonology;   Dumah;   Eschatology;   Festivals;   Hafá¹­arah;   Judaism;   Law, Reading from the;   Names of God;   Parashiyyot, the Four;   Passover;   Passover Sacrifice;   Priestly Code;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for May 14;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
For I will go through the land of Mitzrayim in that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Mitzrayim, both man and animal. Against all the gods of Mitzrayim I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
King James Version
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
"And I will go through the land of Egypt during this night, and I will strike all of the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human to animal, and I will do punishments among all of the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.
New English Translation
I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the Lord .
Amplified Bible
'For I [the LORD] will pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal; against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments [exhibiting their worthlessness]. I am the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
'For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and fatally strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the human firstborn to animals; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I will passe through the lande of Egypt the same night, and will smite all the first borne in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute iudgement vpon all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I will go through the land of Egypt on that night and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
That same night I will pass through Egypt and kill the first-born son in every family and the first-born male of all animals. I am the Lord , and I will punish the gods of Egypt.
Complete Jewish Bible
For that night, I will pass through the land of Egypt and kill all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both men and animals; and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt; I am Adonai .
Darby Translation
And I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn man and animal in Egypt. In this way I will judge all the gods of Egypt and show that I am the Lord .
English Standard Version
For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and all the first-born of the land of Egypt shall die, both man and beast; and against all the idols of Egypt I will execute judgment; I am the LORD.
Good News Translation
"On that night I will go through the land of Egypt, killing every first-born male, both human and animal, and punishing all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord .
Christian Standard Bible®
“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both people and animals. I am the Lord; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.
Literal Translation
And I will pass through in the land of Egypt in this night. And I will strike every first-born in the land of Egypt, from man even to livestock. And I will execute judgments on all the gods of Egypt. I am Jehovah!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For in the same night wil I go thorow the londe of Egipte, & smyte all the firstborne in the lande of Egipte, from men vnto catell, & vpon all the goddes of Egipte wyll I do execucion.
American Standard Version
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
For on that night I will go through the land of Egypt, sending death on every first male child, of man and of beast, and judging all the gods of Egypt: I am the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I wyll passe through the lande of Egypt this same nyght, and wyll smyte all the first borne of Egypt from man to beast, and vpon all the gods of Egypt I wyll execute iudgement: I [am] the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
For I will passe through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first borne in the land of Egypt, both man & beast, and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute iudgement: I am the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I will go throughout the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite every first-born in the land of Egypt both man and beast, and on all the gods of Egypt will I execute vengeance: I am the Lord.
English Revised Version
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal passe thorou the lond of Egipt in that niyt, and Y schal smyte al the firste gendrid thing in the lond of Egipt, fro man til to beeste; and Y the Lord schal make domes in alle the goddis of Egipt.
Young's Literal Translation
and I have passed over through the land of Egypt during this night, and have smitten every first-born in the land of Egypt, from man even unto beast, and on all the gods of Egypt I do judgments; I [am] Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from man to beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I [am] the LORD.
World English Bible
For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal. Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Yahweh.
New King James Version
"For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
New Living Translation
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn son and firstborn male animal in the land of Egypt. I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt, for I am the Lord !
New Life Bible
For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night. And I will kill all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and animal. I will punish all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
New Revised Standard
For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast, - and against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments - I, Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and will kill every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments; I am the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
THE MESSAGE
"I will go through the land of Egypt on this night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, whether human or animal, and bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am God . The blood will serve as a sign on the houses where you live. When I see the blood I will pass over you—no disaster will touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—I am the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: 2 "This month will be the beginning of months, the first month of the year for you. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must get one lamb for the people in his house. 4 If there are not enough people in his house to eat a whole lamb, he must share it with his closest neighbor, considering the number of people. There must be enough lamb for everyone to eat. 5 The lamb must be a one-year-old male that has nothing wrong with it. This animal can be either a young sheep or a young goat. 6 Take care of the animals until the fourteenth day of the month. On that day all the people of the community of Israel will kill them in the evening before dark. 7 The people must take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8 On this night they must roast the lamb over a fire. They must eat it with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast. 9 Do not eat the lamb raw or boiled in water. Roast the whole lamb over a fire—with its head, legs, and inner organs. 10 You must not leave any of it until morning, but if any of it is left over until morning, you must burn it with fire.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

pass: Exodus 12:23, Exodus 11:4, Exodus 11:5, Amos 5:17

will smite: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 12:30, Exodus 11:4-6

against: Numbers 33:4, 1 Samuel 5:3, 1 Samuel 6:5, 1 Chronicles 14:12, Isaiah 19:1, Jeremiah 43:13, Zephaniah 2:11

gods: or, princes, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 22:28, Psalms 82:1, Psalms 82:6, John 10:34, John 10:35

I am the Lord: Exodus 6:2, Isaiah 43:11-15, Ezekiel 12:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:30 - my gods 2 Samuel 7:23 - nations and their gods Psalms 78:51 - smote Psalms 81:5 - through Psalms 91:7 - General Psalms 105:36 - He smote Psalms 135:8 - smote Psalms 136:10 - General Isaiah 46:1 - Bel Jeremiah 43:12 - in the Jeremiah 46:25 - with their Jeremiah 50:3 - both Jeremiah 51:18 - in the Ezekiel 29:8 - cut Ezekiel 30:13 - I will also Daniel 11:8 - their gods Nahum 1:12 - pass Nahum 1:14 - out Habakkuk 3:14 - the head Acts 12:23 - the angel

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
Then he traveled from Shechem to the mountain east of Bethel and set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. There Abram built another altar to the Lord and worshiped him.
Genesis 12:10
At this time there was not much food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because there was so little food.
Genesis 20:11
Then Abraham answered, "I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.
Genesis 26:7
His wife Rebekah was very beautiful, and the men of that place asked Isaac about her. Isaac said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to tell them she was his wife. He thought they might kill him so they could have her.
1 Samuel 27:1
But David thought to himself, "Saul will catch me someday. The best thing I can do is escape to the land of the Philistines. Then he will give up looking for me in Israel, and I can get away from him."
Proverbs 29:25
Being afraid of people can get you into trouble, but if you trust the Lord , you will be safe.
Matthew 10:28
Don't be afraid of people, who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is the one who can destroy the soul and the body in hell.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night,..... Which must be understood consistent with his omnipresence, and of the manifestation of his powerful presence, or of the exertion of his mighty power in the following event: and will smite all the

firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; as had been declared to Pharaoh, Exodus 11:5

and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment; meaning either figuratively, the nobles, princes, judges and civil magistrates, who are sometimes called Elohim, gods; but since the firstborn of these, as of others, and so the judgment on them, are comprehended in the preceding clause, this is, rather to be understood literally of the idols of the Egyptians, their images of gold and silver, or of whatever they were made of: the Targum of Jonathan is,

"on all the idols of the Egyptians I will exercise four judgments; the molten idols shall be melted, the idols of stone shall be cut asunder, the idols of earth shall be broke to pieces, and the idols of wood shall become ashes;''

see Numbers 33:4 and there are some traces of this in Heathen writers; Artapanus e says, that by an earthquake most of the temples in Egypt fell; and Justin f reports, that Moses, being the leader of the exile Israelites, stole away the sacred things of the Egyptians, i.e. their gods, which they endeavoured to regain by force of arms:

I am the Lord; God Almighty, faithful and true, and therefore what was threatened should certainly be performed, and thereby the Egyptians and all others might know that he was Jehovah alone, and that there is no God beside him.

e Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 27. p. 436. f E Trogo, l. 36. c. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will pass through - A word wholly distinct from that which means “pass over.” The “passing through” was in judgment, the “passing over” in mercy.

Against all the gods of Egypt - Compare the margin reference. In smiting the firstborn of all living beings, man and beast, God struck down the objects of Egyptian worship (compare Exodus 12:5).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 12:12. Against all the gods of Egypt, c. — As different animals were sacred among the Egyptians, the slaying of the first-born of all the beasts might be called executing judgment upon the gods of Egypt. As this however does not appear very clear and satisfactory, some have imagined that the word אלהי elohey should be translated princes, which is the rendering in our margin for as these princes, who were rulers of the kingdom under Pharaoh, were equally hostile to the Hebrews with Pharaoh himself, therefore these judgments fell equally heavy on them also. But we may ask, Did not these judgments fall equally on all the families of Egypt, though multitudes of them had no particular part either in the evil counsel against the Israelites or in their oppression? Why then distinguish those in calamities in which all equally shared? None of these interpretations therefore appear satisfactory. Houbigant, by a very simple and natural emendation, has, he thinks, restored the whole passage to sense and reason. He supposes that אלהי elohey, GODS, is a mistake for אהלי ahley, TENTS or habitations, the ה he and the ל lamed being merely interchanged. This certainly gives a very consistent sense, and points out the universality of the desolation to which the whole context continually refers. He therefore contends that the text should be read thus: And on all the TENTS (or HABITATIONS) of Egypt I will execute judgment; by which words the Lord signified that not one dwelling in the whole land of Egypt should be exempted from the judgment here threatened. It is but justice to say that however probable this criticism may appear, it is not supported by any of the ancient versions, nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi. The parallel place also, Numbers 33:4, is rather against Houbigant's interpretation: For the Egyptians buried all their first-born, which the Lord had smitten among them: upon their gods also [ובאלהיהם ubeloheyhem] the Lord executed judgments. But Houbigant amends the word in this place in the same way as he does that in Exodus. There appears also to be an allusion to this former judgment in Isaiah 19:1: Behold, the Lord - shall come into Egypt, and the idols [אלילי eliley] of Egypt shall be moved at his presence. And in Jeremiah 43:13: The houses of the gods [בתי אלהי bottey elohey] of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. The rabbins say that "when Israel came out of Egypt, the holy blessed God threw down all the images of their abominations, and they were broken to pieces." When a nation was conquered, it was always supposed that their gods had either abandoned them or were overcome. Thus Egypt was ruined, and their gods confounded and destroyed by Jehovah. Exodus 11:7.


 
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