And I shall pass through the Land of Egypt
וְעָבַרְתִּי בְאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם

Shmot -12.12 -שמות

12.’ And I shall pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and I will smite every first born in the land of Egypt, from man to beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments I am Hashem-וְעָבַרְתִּי בְאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בַּלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה וְהִכֵּיתִי כָל בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מֵאָדָם וְעַד בְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם אֶעֱשֶׂה שְׁפָטִים אֲנִי יְהוָה (8880+20 words=8900=17=8 counting final Zadiks and Mems as 900 and 600).

The verse can be divided so:

·         And I shall pass through the land of Egypt on this night -וְעָבַרְתִּי בְאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בַּלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה (2825=17=8 counting final Zadik and Mem as 900 and 600);

·         And I will smite every first born in the land of Egypt- וְהִכֵּיתִי כָל בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם (2772=18 counting final Zadik and Mem as 900 and 600);

·          from man to beast- מֵאָדָם וְעַד בְּהֵמָה(217=10=1);

·         And to all the gods of Egypt I will pass judgments-וּבְכָל אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם אֶעֱשֶׂה שְׁפָטִים(1299+5 words=1304=8);

·         I am Hashem- אֲנִי יְהוָה (87 + 2 words=89=17=8).

The gematria of the words “And I will smite every first born in the land of Egypt from man to beast”-  וְהִכֵּיתִי כָל בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מֵאָדָם וְעַד בְּהֵמָה is 1619=17=8.

Rashi comments here that the Egyptians were to be smitten in a single second as Hashem would pass through all the places in one passage like a King (Mechilta). The Plague would kill not only the Egyptian first-born but any first-born that was in the land of Egypt- כָל בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם. Moreover, any Egyptian firstborn that was living outside the land of Egypt was also killed by the plague as is learnt from Psalm 136.10:

10.’ To Him that smote Egypt through their first-born for His mercy endures for ever- לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ (1440 = 1+8).

The verse can be divided so

·         To Him that smote Egypt through their first-born-לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם (1880=17=8 counting final Mems as 600),

·         For His mercy endures for ever-כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּו(284=14=8 or + 3 words = 17 =8).

Rashi adds that the plague started with the humans and ended with the animals as the humans initiated the sin. Moreover their idols of wood rotted and their metal idols melted to the ground (Mechilta).

The Final Redemption of Israel will be "hastened"- אֲחִישֶׁנָּהthrough Hashem's Attribute of Loving Kindness and will be "in its time"- בְּעִתָּהּ through Hashem's Attribute of Strict Justice for the nations of the world who have vexed Israel.

Hashem at its time I shall hasten it

יהוָה בְּעִתָּהּ אֲחִישֶׁנָּה

877+3 words=888

Code of Hai

צפן חי

888 (Nun 700)

He put an End to Darkness

 קץ שם לחשך

888