7946. Verses 29-34 And it happened at midnight, that Jehovah struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from Pharaoh's firstborn who was to sit on his throne even to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon,a [and all the firstborn of the beasts]. And Pharaoh rose that night, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no house where there was not one dead. And he called Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise, go out from the midst of my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, in accordance with what you have spoken. Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have spoken, and go; and may you also bless me. And Egypt pressed the people, in a hurry to send them away from the land; for they said, We are all dying. And the people carried their dough before the yeast was added, their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes on their shoulder.
'And it happened at midnight' means a state of nothing but falsity arising from evil. 'That Jehovah struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt' means the damnation of faith separated from charity. 'From Pharaoh's firstborn who was to sit on his throne' means falsified truths of faith that occupy the first place. 'Even to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon' means falsified truths of faith that occupy the last place of all. 'And all the firstborn of the beasts' means adulterated good of faith. 'And Pharaoh rose that night, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians' means that when all the damned without exception were brought into a state of nothing but falsity arising from evil they felt a loathing and fear of those belonging to the spiritual Church. 'And there was a great cry in Egypt' means deep grief. 'For there was no house where there was not one dead' means because there was none who was not damned. 'And he called Moses and Aaron by night' means the afflux of truth from God in that state. 'And said, Rise, go out from the midst of my people' means that they should depart from them. 'Both you and the children of Israel' means together with their truth from God, and with truth that leads to good and truth which springs from good. 'Go, serve Jehovah' means in order to worship the Lord. 'In accordance with what you have spoken' means in accordance with their will. 'Take both your flocks and your herds' means interior forms and exterior forms of the good of charity. 'As you have spoken' means in accordance with their will. 'And go' means that they should altogether depart. 'And may you also bless me' means that they should intercede. 'And Egypt pressed the people, in a hurry to send them away from the land' means that because of their loathing and fear of them they were urging them to depart. 'For they said, We are all dying' means for the reason that hell was facing them. 'And the people carried their dough before the yeast was added' means the first state of truth from good, in which there is no falsity at all. 'Their kneading bowls bound up in their clothes' means delights that belong to affections and cling to truths. 'On their shoulder' means supported with all the power they had.
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