Exodus 12:30

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.”

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BSBPD

“During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Pharaoh riseth by night, he and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there is a great cry in Egypt, for there is not a house where there is not <FI>one<Fi> dead,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 12:30 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 10:10Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
  2. Exodus 11:6Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
  3. Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
  4. Amos 5:17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
  5. Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
  6. James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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