Exodus 11:5 BSB

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:1-10

Final plague announced (11:1-10)Although God gave Pharaoh full warning of the final plague, he stated no time. However, the Israelites had to make preparation for departure from Egypt, for this plague would bring more than judgment on Egypt; it would bring redemption for God’s people (11:1-3; for v. 2-3 see notes on 3:21-22). The plague, some form of physical affliction, would prove fatal to the firstborn of people and animals throughout Egypt. It would fulfil the warning given earlier to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 11:4-8

"And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 11:5

Exodus 11:5. From the first-born—unto—the maid-servant that is behind the mill— That is, from the highest to the lowest. It was usual for the lowest slaves to be employed in the drudgery of the mill; and, therefore, the prophet Isaiah uses this idea, to express the abject state of slavery to which Babylon should be reduced: Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon: sit on the ground, take the millstones and grind meal, Isaiah 47:1-2. Dr. Shaw observes, that most families in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 11:5

5. 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... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 11:4-8

The first-born sons, who were not old enough to be fathers themselves, would die (Exodus 11:5). This is a deduction supported by the following facts. First-born sons were symbolic of a nation’s strength and vigor (cf. Genesis 49:3). First-born sons were also those through whom the family line descended. Sons old enough to be fathers who had themselves fathered sons were members of the older generation. The younger generation was the focus of this plague. It was the male children of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:1-10

The Tenth Plague threatened2. Borrow] RV ’ask’: see on Exodus 3:22.4. Moses is here speaking to Pharaoh. This v. is the continuation of Exodus 10:29. About midnight] The particular night is not specified, though it is implied that it is the night following the day on which this interview takes place. On the other hand, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6 prescribes a four days’ preparation for the Passover. But see on Exodus 12:1.5. Firstborn] The Heb. word means the firstborn male. The death of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 11:5

(5) All the firstborn . . . shall die.—The Heb. word translated firstborn is applied only to males; and thus the announcement was that in every family the eldest son should be cut off. In Egypt, as in most other countries, the law of primogeniture prevailed—the eldest son was the hope, stay, and support of the household, his father’s companion, his mother’s joy, the object of his brothers’ and sisters’ reverence. The firstborn of the Pharaoh bore the title of erpa suten sa, or “hereditary crown... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 11:1-10

Differences in Character Exodus 11:7 That there are diversities in human character and conduct, in human fortune and destiny, no one questions. The atheist sees in such diversities the result of circumstances and, since in his view there is no controlling mind in the universe, of inexplicable caprice. The Christian, on the contrary, believes that in these diversities there exists, though it is not alway discoverable, the operation of Divine wisdom, and even of Divine benevolence. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:1-10

CHAPTER XI.THE LAST PLAGUE ANNOUNCED.Exodus 11:1-10.The eleventh chapter is, strictly speaking, a supplement to the tenth: the first verses speak, as if in parenthesis, of a revelation made before the ninth plague, but held over to be mentioned in connection with the last, which it now announces; and the conversation with Pharaoh is a continuation of the same in which they mutually resolved to see each other’s face no more. To account for the confidence of Moses, we are now told that God had... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 11:1-10

CHAPTER 11 The Tenth Plague Announced 1. God’s Word to Moses and to the people (Exodus 11:1-3 ) 2. The tenth plague announced to Pharaoh (Exodus 11:4-8 ) 3. Pharaoh’s unbelief and his heart hardened (Exodus 11:9-10 ) In chapter 10:29 we hear Moses say to Pharaoh, “I will see thy face again no more.” In this chapter, however, we hear him address Pharaoh once more concerning the tenth plague judgment. The announcement made to Moses and recorded in the first verse of this chapter occurred... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:1-10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 11:4-8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 11:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 11:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 11:4-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 11:1-10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 11:5

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 11:1-10

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 11:1-10

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 11:1-10

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