And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
The Egyptians urgently pressured the Israelites to leave the country as quickly as possible, saying, 'We're all going to die!'
The Egyptians were so terrified after the death of their firstborn that they desperately begged the Israelites to leave Egypt immediately, fearing they would all be killed if they stayed.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, the Israelites had been enslaved in Egypt for generations, and God was using Moses to lead them to freedom through a series of miraculous plagues. After the final plague, the death of the firstborn sons in Egypt, the Egyptians were gripped by fear and desperation, realizing that further delay could bring more divine judgment upon them. This urgency forced the Israelites to leave Egypt quickly, marking the beginning of their exodus journey as described in the biblical narrative.
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