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Exodus — Capítulo 11

DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN THREATENED. (Exo 11:1-10) the Lord said--rather, "had said unto Moses." It may be inferred, therefore, that he had been apprised that the crisis had now arrived, that the next plague would so e…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Jehová dijo a Moisés: Una plaga traeré aún sobre Faraón y sobre Egipto, después de la cual él os dejará ir de aquí; y seguramente os echará de aquí del todo.

2Habla ahora al pueblo, y que cada uno pida a su vecino, y cada una a su vecina, alhajas de plata y de oro.

3Y Jehová dio gracia al pueblo en los ojos de los egipcios. También Moisés era tenido por gran varón en la tierra de Egipto, a los ojos de los siervos de Faraón, y a los ojos del pueblo.

4Dijo, pues, Moisés: Jehová ha dicho así: A la medianoche yo saldré por en medio de Egipto,

5y morirá todo primogénito en tierra de Egipto, desde el primogénito de Faraón que se sienta en su trono, hasta el primogénito de la sierva que está tras el molino, y todo primogénito de las bestias.

6Y habrá gran clamor por toda la tierra de Egipto, cual nunca hubo, ni jamás habrá.

7Pero contra todos los hijos de Israel, desde el hombre hasta la bestia, ni un perro moverá su lengua, para que sepáis que Jehová hace diferencia entre los egipcios y los israelitas.

8Y descenderán a mí todos estos tus siervos, e inclinados delante de mí dirán: Vete, tú y todo el pueblo que está debajo de ti; y después de esto yo saldré. Y salió muy enojado de la presencia de Faraón.

9Y Jehová dijo a Moisés: Faraón no os oirá, para que mis maravillas se multipliquen en la tierra de Egipto.

10Y Moisés y Aarón hicieron todos estos prodigios delante de Faraón; pues Jehová había endurecido el corazón de Faraón, y no envió a los hijos de Israel fuera de su país.

JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY

Versículo 2

I. Speak now in the ears of the people--These verses, describing the communication which had been ma…

Speak now in the ears of the people--These verses, describing the communication which had been made in private to Moses, are inserted here as a parenthesis, and will be considered (Exo 12:35).

Versículo 4

II. Thus saith the Lord, About midnight--Here is recorded the announcement of the last plague made in…

Thus saith the Lord, About midnight--Here is recorded the announcement of the last plague made in the most solemn manner to the king, on whose hardened heart all his painful experience had hitherto produced no softening, at least no permanently good effect. will I go out into the midst of Egypt--language used after the manner of men.

Versículo 5

III. And all the first-born in the land . . . shall die--The time, the suddenness, the dreadful severi…

And all the first-born in the land . . . shall die--The time, the suddenness, the dreadful severity of this coming calamity, and the peculiar description of victims, among both men and beasts, on whom it was to fall, would all contribute to aggravate its character. the maid-servant that is behind the mill--The grinding of the meal for daily use in every household is commonly done by female slaves and is considered the lowest employment. Two portable millstones are used for the purpose, of which the uppermost is turned by a small wooden handle, and during the operation the maid sits behind the mill.

Versículo 6

IV. shall be a great cry throughout all the land--In the case of a death, people in the East set up l…

shall be a great cry throughout all the land--In the case of a death, people in the East set up loud wailings, and imagination may conceive what "a great cry" would be raised when death would invade every family in the kingdom.

Versículo 7

V. against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue--No town or village in Egyp…

against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue--No town or village in Egypt or in the East generally is free from the nuisance of dogs, who prowl about the streets and make the most hideous noise at any passers-by at night. What an emphatic significance does the knowledge of this circumstance give to this fact in the sacred record, that on the awful night that was coming, when the air should be rent with the piercing shrieks of mourners, so great and universal would be the panic inspired by the hand of God, that not a dog would move his tongue against the children of Israel!

Versículo 8

VI. all these thy servants shall . . . bow down themselves unto me--This would be the effect of the u…

all these thy servants shall . . . bow down themselves unto me--This would be the effect of the universal terror; the hearts of the proudest would be humbled and do reverential homage to God, in the person of His representative. went out . . . in a great anger--Holy and righteous indignation at the duplicity, repeated falsehood, and hardened impenitence of the king; and this strong emotion was stirred in the bosom of Moses, not at the ill reception given to himself, but the dishonor done to God (Mat 19:8; Eph 4:26). Next: Exodus Chapter 12

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