Bible Strands
Exodus 11:4
So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses delivers a divine declaration to Pharaoh and the Egyptian court, concluding his warning before the final plague. The words — כַּ/חֲצֹ֣ת הַ/לַּ֔יְלָה (ka./cha.Tzot ha./Lay.lah) translates literally to "about the middle of the night," fixing the exact hour of the impending judgment. The thread — The execution of this timing appears in Exodus 12:29, which records the event at midnight, while Exodus 12:12 parallels Yahweh’s passage through Egypt "on that night." Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that Yahweh dictates historical timing and carries out judgment without delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:29 Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
- Exodus 12:12 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.
- Job 34:20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
- Psalms 60:10 Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- Amos 4:10 “I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
- Exodus 12:23 When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
- 2 Samuel 5:24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- Isaiah 42:13 The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Amos 5:17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
- Micah 2:13 One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.