Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aSanctify to Me every
firstborn
, the first
1offspring
of every
womb
among the sons
of Israel
, both of man
and beast
; it belongs to Me."
Moses said
to the people
, " aRemember
this
day
in which
you went
out from Egypt
, from the house
of 1slavery
; for bby 2a powerful
hand
the LORD
brought
you out from this
place. cAnd nothing
leavened
shall be eaten
.
"On this day in the amonth
of Abib
, you are about to go
forth
.
"It shall be when the LORD
abrings
you to the land
of the Canaanite
, the Hittite
, the Amorite
, the Hivite
and the Jebusite
, which
bHe swore
to your fathers
to give
you, a land
flowing
with milk
and honey
, cthat you shall 1observe
this
rite
in this
month
.
"For aseven days
you shall eat
unleavened
bread
, and on the seventh
day
there shall be a feast
to the LORD
.
"Unleavened bread
shall be eaten
throughout the seven
days
; and anothing
leavened
shall be seen
1among you, nor
shall any leaven
be seen
1among you in all
your borders
.
" aYou shall tell your son
on that day
, saying
, `It is because
of what
the LORD
did
for me when I came
out of Egypt
.'
"And ait shall 1serve as a sign
to you on your hand
, and as a reminder
2on your forehead
, that the law
of the LORD
may be in your mouth
; for with ba powerful
hand
the LORD
brought
you out of Egypt
.
"Therefore, you shall akeep this
ordinance
at its appointed
time
from 1year
to year
.
"Now when athe LORD
brings
you to the land
of the Canaanite
, as bHe swore
to you and to your fathers
, and gives
it to you,
ayou shall 1devote to the LORD
the first
2offspring
of every
womb
, and 3the first
offspring
of every
beast
that you own
; the males
belong to the LORD
.
"But aevery first
1offspring
of a donkey
you shall redeem
with a lamb
, but if
you do not redeem
it, then you shall break
its neck
; and bevery
firstborn
of man
among your sons
you shall redeem
.
" aAnd it shall be when your son
asks
you in time
to come
, saying
, `What
is this
?' then you shall say
to him, ` bWith a 1powerful
hand
the LORD
brought
us out of Egypt
, from the house
of 2slavery
.
`It came about, when
Pharaoh
was stubborn
about letting
us go
, that the aLORD
killed
every
firstborn
in the land
of Egypt
, both
the firstborn
of man
and the firstborn
of beast
. Therefore
, I sacrifice
to the LORD
the males
, the first
1offspring
of every
womb
, but every
firstborn
of my sons
I redeem
.'
"So ait shall 1serve as a sign
on your hand
and as 2phylacteries
3on your forehead
, for with a 4powerful
hand
the LORD
brought
us out of Egypt
."
Now when Pharaoh had let
the people
go
, God
did not lead
them by the way
of the land
of the Philistines
, even
though
it was near
; for God
said
, " aThe people
might
change
their minds
when they see
war
, and return
to Egypt
."
Hence God led
the people
around
by the way
of the wilderness
to the 1Red
Sea
; and the sons
of Israel
went
up ain martial
array
from the land
of Egypt
.
Moses took
athe bones
of Joseph
with him, for he had made the sons
of Israel
solemnly
swear
, saying
, "God
will surely
1take
care
of you, and you shall carry
my bones
from here
with you."
Then they set out from aSuccoth
and camped
in Etham
on the edge
of the wilderness
.
aThe LORD was going
before
them in a pillar
of cloud
by day
to lead
them on the way
, and in a pillar
of fire
by night
to give
them light
, that they might 1travel
by day
and by night
.
1He adid not take away
the pillar
of cloud
by day
, nor
the pillar
of fire
by night
, from before
the people
.