Exodus 13:1-15 ▼

1 And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Sanctify to Me every firstborn—the one opening every womb among the sons of Israel, among the man and among the beast, it belongs to Me.”

3 And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day that you? came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by strength of hand YHWH brought you? out from this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

4 On this day in the month of Abib you? are going out.

5 And it shall come to pass when YHWH brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, and you shall serve this service in this month.

6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to YHWH.

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days, and leavened bread shall not be seen with you, nor shall leaven be seen with you in all your borders.

8 And you shall declare to your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of what YHWH did for me in my going out from Egypt.’

9 And it shall be for you for a sign on your hand and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the law of YHWH may be in your mouth. For by a mighty hand YHWH brought you out from Egypt.

10 And you shall keep this statute at its appointed time from days to days.

11 And it shall be, when YHWH brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and He gives it to you,

12 that you shall cause to pass over for YHWH every one opening a womb, and every one opening of the offspring of a beast that is unto you—the males belong to YHWH.

13 And every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.

14 And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ That you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand YHWH brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh hardened himself to sending us out, that YHWH killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man and to the firstborn of beast. Upon thus I am sacrificing to YHWH all the males opening a womb; and every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’