Chapter 13

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Sanctify¹⁶ unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and of beast: it [is] mine.

And Moses said⁴ unto the people, Remember² this day, in which ye came out¹ from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out⁵² from this [place]: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.¹¹

This day came ye out⁶ in the month Abib.

And it shall be when the LORD shall bring⁵⁵ thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware⁸ unto thy fathers to give² thee, a land flowing⁶ with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep¹ this service in this month.

Seven days thou shalt eat⁴ unleavened bread, and in the seventh day [shall be] a feast to the LORD.

Unleavened bread shall be eaten¹¹ seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen¹¹ with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen¹¹ with thee in all thy quarters.

And thou shalt shew⁵² thy son in that day, saying,² [This is done] because of that [which] the LORD did¹ unto me when I came forth² out of Egypt.

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out⁵² of Egypt.

Thou shalt therefore keep¹ this ordinance in his season from year to year.

And it shall be when the LORD shall bring⁵⁵ thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware⁸ unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give¹ it thee,

That thou shalt set apart⁵² unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males [shall be] the LORD'S.

And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem⁴ with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem⁴ it, then thou shalt break his neck:¹ and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.⁴

And it shall be when thy son asketh⁴ thee in time to come, saying,² What [is] this? that thou shalt say¹ unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out⁵² from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly⁵² let us go,¹⁵ that the LORD slew⁴ all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice⁶ to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.⁴

And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth⁵² out of Egypt.

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go,¹⁵ that God led¹ them not [through] the way of the land of the Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said,¹ Lest peradventure the people repent¹¹ when they see² war, and they return¹ to Egypt:

But God led the people about,⁵⁵ [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up¹ harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

And Moses took⁴ the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly⁵³ sworn⁵² the children of Israel, saying,² God will surely² visit⁴ you; and ye shall carry up⁵² my bones away hence with you.

And they took their journey⁴ from Succoth, and encamped⁴ in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

And the LORD went⁶ before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead⁵³ them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light;⁵³ to go² by day and night:

He took not away⁵⁵ the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, [from] before the people.