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Exodus 13

Consecration of the Firstborn

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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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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."

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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.

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"On this day in the  amonth of Abib, you are about to go forth.

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"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.

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"For  aseven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

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"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.

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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.'

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"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.

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"Therefore, you shall  akeep this ordinance at its appointed time from  1year to year.

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"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,

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 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.

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"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.

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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.

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`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.'

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"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."

God Leads the People

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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."

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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.

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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."

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Then they set out from  aSuccoth and camped in Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

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 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.

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 1He  adid not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.



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