Exo 12:33 | KD | STEP | “ And Egypt urged the people strongly (על חזק to press hard, κατεβιάζοντο, lxx) to make haste, to send them out of the land; ” i.e., the Egyptians urged the Israelites to accelerate their departure, “ for they said (sc., to themselves), “ We are all dead, ” i.e., exposed to death. So great was their alarm at the death of the first-born.

‏ Exodus 12:33

“And Egypt urged the people strongly (על חזק to press hard, κατεβιάζοντο, lxx) to make haste, to send them out of the land;” i.e., the Egyptians urged the Israelites to accelerate their departure, “for they said (sc., to themselves), “We are all dead,” i.e., exposed to death. So great was their alarm at the death of the first-born.