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‏ Exodus 13

CHAPTER 13 Sanctification of the First-born

1 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, saying, 2 Sanctify to me every first-born, first-born of its kind opening wide every womb among the sons of Israel, from man unto beast -- it is mine. 3 [³said ¹And ²Moses] to the people, Remember this day in which you came forth from out of Egypt, from out of the house of slavery. For with [²hand ¹a fortified ⁴led ⁵you ³the lord] from here, and you shall not eat yeast. 4 For today you go forth in [³month ¹the ²new]. 5 And it will be when ever [³should bring ⁴you ¹the lord ²your God] into the land of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Amorites, and Hivites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites, and Perizzites, which he swore by an oath to your fathers to give to you the land flowing milk and honey, then you shall do this service in this month. 6 Six days you shall eat unleavened breads, but the [²day ¹seventh] is a holiday of the lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall you eat seven days. There shall not be seen in you leavened bread, nor shall there be to you yeast in all your boundaries. 8 And you shall announce to your son in that day, saying, Concerning this [³did ¹the lord ²God] to me as I went forth from out of Egypt. 9 And it will be to you for a sign upon your hand, and a memorial before your eyes, that [⁴may be ¹the ²law ³of the lord] in your mouth. For with [²hand ¹a fortified ⁴led ⁵you ³the lord] out of Egypt. 10 And you shall guard this law according to the times of hours, from days to days. 11 And it shall be whenever [³should bring ⁴you ¹the lord ²your God] into the land of the Canaanites, in which manner he swore by an oath to your fathers, and shall give it to you, 12 that you shall separate every offspring opening the womb, the males to the lord, every offspring opening the womb from the herds among your cattle. As many as come to pass to you, the males are to the lord. 13 Every newborn opening the womb of donkey you shall barter for sheep. But if you should not barter you shall ransom it. Every first-born of man of your sons you shall ransom. 14 And if [²should ask ³you ¹your son] about these, saying, What is this? And you shall say to him, that, With [²hand ¹a fortified] [²led ³you ¹the lord] out of the land of Egypt, from out of the house of slavery. 15 And when he hardened Pharaoh to send us, the lord slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of men, unto the first-born of cattle. On account of this I sacrifice to the lord every offspring opening the womb, the males to the lord, and every first-born of my sons I will ransom. 16 And it shall be for a sign upon your hand, and unshaken before your eyes. For by [²hand ¹a fortified ⁴led ⁵you ³the lord] out of Egypt. 17 And as Pharaoh sent out the people, [²did not ³guide ⁴them ¹God] in the way of the land of the Philistines, for it was near; [³said ¹for ²God], Lest at any time [³should repent ¹the ²people] seeing war, and they should return into Egypt; 18 and God circled the people in the way -- the one into the wilderness, to the red sea. And in the fifth generation [⁴ascended ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] from out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for with an oath Joseph bound the sons of Israel, saying, With a visit the lord will visit you, and you shall join in carrying off my bones from here with you. 20 [⁵lifted away ¹And ²the ³sons ⁴of Israel] from out of Succoth, and they encamped in Etham by the wilderness.

The Pillars of Cloud and Fire

21 But God led them, by day by a column of cloud, to show to them the way; but in the night by a column of fire. 22 [⁴did not ⁵fail ¹The ²column ³of cloud] by day, and the column of fire by night before all the people.