I told you,‘ Let my son go. Then he will be able to worship me.’ But you refused to let him go. So I will kill your oldest son.” ’ ”

我对你说过：容我的儿子去，好侍奉我。你还是不肯容他去。看哪，我要杀你的长子。’”

我对你说过：放我的儿子走，好事奉我。你还是不肯放他走。看哪，我要杀你头生的儿子。’”

我对你说过：放我的儿子走，好事奉我。你还是不肯放他走。看哪，我要杀你头生的儿子。’”

我对你说过让我的长子出去事奉我，但你执意不肯。看啊，我要杀你的长子。’”

我曾对你说，要让我的儿子离开这里，好叫他事奉我。你还是拒绝让他离开，看哪！我必杀你的长子。’”

我對你說過：容我的兒子去，好事奉我。你還是不肯容他去。看哪，我要殺你的長子。』」

我對你說過：放我的兒子走，好事奉我。你還是不肯放他走。看哪，我要殺你頭生的兒子。』」

我對你說過：放我的兒子走，好事奉我。你還是不肯放他走。看哪，我要殺你頭生的兒子。』」

我對你說過讓我的長子出去事奉我，但你執意不肯。看啊，我要殺你的長子。』」

我曾對你說，要讓我的兒子離開這裡，好叫他事奉我。你還是拒絕讓他離開，看哪！我必殺你的長子。’”

我對你說過：『你要讓我的兒子走，讓他去事奉我』；你還是不肯讓他走；看吧，我必將你的長子殺死。」』

故我諭爾、宜釋吾子、俾其崇事於我、而爾不欲釋之、我必殺爾冢子、

故諭爾云、當釋我子、使為我服役、不然、必殺爾冢子。○

我命爾云、當釋我子去、使其往事我、爾若不釋之往、我必殺爾長子、○

and I told you,“ Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”

and I say to you,“ Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

I commanded you,“ Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!’”

I told you: Let my son go so that he may worship me, but you refused to let him go. Look, I am about to kill your firstborn son!”

So I said to you,‘ Let My son go so that he may serve Me’; but you have refused to let him go. Behold, I am going to kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’”

and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first- born.

I told you: Let My son go so that he may worship Me, but you refused to let him go. Now I will kill your firstborn son!”

And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son,[ even] thy firstborn.

and I said to you,‘ Let my son go that he may serve me,’ but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!”’”

and I have said to you,“ Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

Every oldest son in Egypt will die. The oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, will die. The oldest son of every female slave, who works at her hand mill, will die. All the male animals born first to their mothers among the cattle will also die.

At midnight the Lord struck down every oldest son in Egypt. He killed the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne. He killed all the oldest sons of prisoners. He also killed all the male animals born first to their mothers among the livestock.

He killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest males that were born to people and animals.

Then he killed the oldest son of every family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest of all their sons.

He killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest son in every house in the land of Ham.

Later on, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They said,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Let my people go. Then they will be able to hold a feast to honor me in the desert.’ ”

Say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you. He says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me in the desert. But up to now you have not listened.”