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ראשוןRishon

Moses warns Pharaoh that a plague of locusts will destroy Egypt’s remaining crops if he refuses to let the Israelites leave. Pharaoh offers to release only the adults, but Moses rejects the condition.

שניSheni

Locusts consume the remaining vegetation in Egypt, and Pharaoh asks Moses to pray for their removal before changing his mind again. A thick darkness then covers Egypt for three days, while the Israelites have light.

שלישיShlishi

Pharaoh offers to let the Israelites leave if they leave their animals behind, but Moses refuses. Pharaoh orders Moses never to appear before him again, and G-d tells Moses that one final plague will cause Pharaoh to send them out.

רביעיRevi'i

G-d announces that the Egyptian firstborn will die and gives the Israelites the mitzvah of establishing the lunar calendar. He then commands them to prepare the Passover offering, eat it with matzah and bitter herbs, and mark their doorposts with its blood.

חמישיChamishi

Moses gathers the elders of Israel and gives them G-d’s instructions concerning the Passover offering and the protection of their households from the plague.

שישיShishi

At midnight, G-d strikes the Egyptian firstborn, causing widespread mourning throughout Egypt. Pharaoh orders the Israelites to leave, and they depart with provisions and Egyptian valuables, taking their unleavened dough with them.

שביעיShvi'i

G-d commands that Israelite firstborn be sanctified, and gives laws concerning matzah, recounting the Exodus, firstborn animals, and redemption of firstborn donkeys. The mitzvah of tefillin is also commanded for the arm and head.