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
This verse comes right after the tenth and final plague - the death of all Egyptian firstborn sons, including Pharaoh's own son. After this devastating plague, Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Israelites go free from slavery. The Egyptians, who had previously supported keeping the Israelites as slaves, were now so frightened by God's power that they urged them to leave quickly.
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