KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Moses said, 'This is what the LORD says: Around midnight I will go through the middle of Egypt.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is announcing through Moses that He will personally move through Egypt at midnight to carry out His final judgment.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs just before the tenth and final plague - the death of the firstborn - which would finally convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Moses is delivering God's warning to Pharaoh after nine previous plagues had failed to soften the Egyptian ruler's heart. This midnight visitation would be the decisive moment that would end 400 years of Hebrew bondage in Egypt.
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