the firstborn: Exodus 4:23, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 12:29, Exodus 13:15; Psalms 78:51, Psalms 105:36, Psalms 135:8, Psalms 136:10; Hebrews 11:28
behind: Judges 16:21; Isaiah 47:2; Lamentations 5:13; Matthew 24:41
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Exodus 11:5
Exodus 11:5
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