Bible Strands
Exodus 12:30
During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pharaoh, his officials, and the Egyptians rise during the night immediately after the Lord strikes down every firstborn in the land.
The words — וַ/יָּ֨קָם (va/i.Ya.kom) translates to "and he arose," recording Pharaoh’s physical response to the midnight judgment.
The thread — This universal mourning fulfills the warning in Exodus 11:6 and mirrors the prophetic pattern of divine wailing in Amos 5:17.
Why it lands — The text states there was no house without a dead person, establishing the absolute scope of the judgment before Pharaoh summons Moses and Aaron in Exodus 12:31.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Cross-references
- Exodus 11:6 Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
- Amos 5:17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Matthew 25:6 At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
- James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.