And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
et tous les premiers-nés mourront dans le pays d'Egypte, depuis le premier-né de Pharaon assis sur son trône, jusqu'au premier-né de la servante qui est derrière la meule, et jusqu'à tous les premiers-nés des animaux.
KJV
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Philo Judaeus
De Somniis (lib. i-ii)
ὑμεῖς σιγήσεσθε“ (Exod. 14, 14). ἐάν γε μὴν ἴδῃς τὰ γνήσια ἔγγονα καὶ πρωτότοκα Αἰγύπτου φθειρόμενα (Exod. 11, 5), τὸ ἐπιθυμεῖν, τὸ ἥδεσθαι, τὸ λυπεῖσθαι, τὸ φοβεῖσθαι, τὸ ἀδικεῖν, τὸ ἀφραίνειν, τὸ ἀκολασταίνειν καὶ ὅσα τούτων ἀδελφὰ καὶ συγγενῆ, καταπλαγεὶς ἡσύχαζε, τὸ φοβερὸν τ…
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