Exodus
Exodus 13
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Exodus 13 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the LORD spake unto , saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of , both of man and of beast: it is mine. And said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from , out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. This day came ye out in the month . And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the , and the , and the , and the , and the , which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of . And it shall be for a 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 out of . Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the , as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, That thou shalt set apart 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 redeem with a ; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from , from the house of bondage: And it came to pass, when would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of , both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. 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 forth out of . And it came to pass, when had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the , although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to : But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the : and the children of went up harnessed out of the land of . And took the bones of with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of , saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. And they took their journey from , and encamped in , in the edge of the wilderness. And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.