Exodus 11:5 (WEB)
and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the mill, and all the firstborn of livestock.
Fathers and councils · 3
Cyril of Jerusalem
“Though thou be of compulsion put to grind, whether thou be man or woman; though thou be in fetters, and sit beside the mill, yet He who by His might bringeth out them that are bound, will not overlook thee.” — editor's note: Ex. xi. 5.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis III.1Book III
“For why does He blame him, saying, “But since thou wilt not let My people go, lo, I will smite all the first-born in Egypt, even thy first-born,” and whatever else was spoken through Moses by God to Pharaoh?” — editor's note: Ex. ix. 17, cf. xi. 5 and xii. 12.
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John Chrysostom
“And together with this, He declares that as well servants as masters should be both taken and left, both those who are at ease, and those in toil, as well from the one rank as from the other; even as in the Old Testament He saith, “From him that sitteth upon the throne to the captive woman that is at the mill.”” — editor's note: Exod. xi. 5. [LXX., both altered and abridged.]
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Cross-references · 1
Exodus 11:5 and Numbers 3:13 share the same wording (10 words).