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17 lines
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# at midnight
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"in the middle of the night"
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# all the firstborn in the land of Egypt ... all the firstborn of the livestock
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Here, "firstborn" always refers to the oldest male offspring. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Exodus 11:5](../11/05.md).
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# who sat on his throne
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This refers to Pharaoh.
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# the firstborn of the person in the dungeon
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"to the firstborn of people in the dungeon." This refers to prisoners in general, not to a specific person in the dungeon.
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