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Ex 11:1-10.
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英語原文
Ex 11:1-10.
DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN THREATENED.
1. the Lord said--rather, "had said unto Moses." It may be inferred, therefore, that he had been apprised that the crisis had now arrived, that the next plague would so effectually humble and alarm the mind of Pharaoh, that he would "thrust them out thence altogether"; and thus the word of Moses
(Ex 10:29),
must be regarded as a prediction.
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2, 3. 你要傳於百姓的耳中——這幾節描述了私下給摩西的傳達，在此作為括弧插入，將在
Ex 12:35
中一併考慮。
英語原文
2, 3. Speak now in the ears of the people--These verses, describing the communication which had been made in private to Moses, are inserted here as a parenthesis, and will be considered
(Ex 12:35).
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4. 耶和華這樣說：約到半夜——此處記錄了最後一災以最莊嚴的方式向王所作的宣告；他剛硬的心迄今在一切痛苦的經歷上未受軟化，至少沒有產生任何恆久的良好效果。
我就出去巡行埃及遍地——是按照人的說法而言。
英語原文
4. Thus saith the Lord, About midnight--Here is recorded the announcement of the last plague made in the most solemn manner to the king, on whose hardened heart all his painful experience had hitherto produced no softening, at least no permanently good effect.
will I go out into the midst of Egypt--language used after the manner of men.
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5. 凡在埃及地……的長子……都必死——這將至之災的時間、突然性、可怕的嚴重程度，以及受害者的特別描述——無論人或牲畜——都將加重其性質。
磨子後的婢女——每家為日常所用磨麵的工作通常由女奴擔任，被視為最低賤的工作。為此使用兩塊可搬動的磨石，上面一塊以小木柄轉動，操作時婢女坐在磨子後面。
英語原文
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 which the uppermost is turned by a small wooden handle, and during the operation the maid sits behind the mill.
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6. 埃及遍地必有大哀號——東方人在死人事上必大聲哀号，想像力可以構想：當死亡侵入全國每一個家庭時，所發出的「大哀號」會是何等光景。
英語原文
6. shall be a great cry throughout all the land--In the case of a death, people in the East set up loud wailings, and imagination may conceive what "a great cry" would be raised when death would invade every family in the kingdom.
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7. 至於以色列中……連狗也不敢向他們搖舌——在埃及或整個東方，沒有一城一村不受狗的騷擾——牠們在街上潛行、在夜間對任何路人發出最可怖的吠聲。知道這一情形，就給聖經記載中這個事實賦予何等有力的意義：在那將至的可畏之夜，當空氣將被哀悼者刺耳的尖叫聲所撕裂之時，上帝的手所激發的恐慌將如此巨大而普遍，以致連一隻狗也不會向以色列人搖舌！
英語原文
7. against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue--No town or village in Egypt or in the East generally is free from the nuisance of dogs, who prowl about the streets and make the most hideous noise at any passers-by at night. What an emphatic significance does the knowledge of this circumstance give to this fact in the sacred record, that on the awful night that was coming, when the air should be rent with the piercing shrieks of mourners, so great and universal would be the panic inspired by the hand of God, that not a dog would move his tongue against the children of Israel!
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8. 你這一切臣僕都要……俯伏來見我——這將是普遍恐懼的結果；最驕傲的人心也要被降卑，在上帝的代表身上向上帝獻上敬畏的敬意。
出去……大發烈怒——對王的虛偽、屢次的謊言與剛硬不悔改所發的聖潔而公義的義怒；這強烈的情緒是在摩西胸中激起的，不是因他自己所受的冷待，而是因對上帝的羞辱
（太 19:8；弗 4:26）。
英語原文
8. all these thy servants shall . . . bow down themselves unto me--This would be the effect of the universal terror; the hearts of the proudest would be humbled and do reverential homage to God, in the person of His representative.
went out . . . in a great anger--Holy and righteous indignation at the duplicity, repeated falsehood, and hardened impenitence of the king; and this strong emotion was stirred in the bosom of Moses, not at the ill reception given to himself, but the dishonor done to God
(Mt 19:8; Eph 4:26).
Ex 11:1-10.
宣告殺長子之災。
1. 耶和華說——更恰當地說「耶和華曾對摩西說」。由此可以推斷，他已被告知危機已到，下一災必使法老的心有效降卑震驚，以致他會「把他們從這裏攆出去」；因此摩西的話
（Ex 10:29）
必須視為一個預言。