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.
Pharaoh got up in the night, along with all his officials and all the Egyptians. There was loud crying and wailing throughout Egypt, because in every house someone had died.
This verse describes the devastating moment when every Egyptian family discovered they had lost their firstborn child in the final plague God sent upon Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This was the tenth and final plague God sent upon Egypt through Moses, specifically targeting the firstborn in every Egyptian household while sparing the Israelites who had followed God's instructions for Passover. This catastrophic night finally broke Pharaoh's stubborn refusal to let the Israelites leave Egypt after nine previous plagues had failed to change his heart.
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