1 The LORD spoke to Moses and said,
2 "Consecrate to me every first-born that opens the womb among the Israelites, both of man and beast, for it belongs to me."
3 Moses said to the people, "Remember this day on which you came out of Egypt, that place of slavery. It was with a strong hand that the LORD brought you away. Nothing made with leaven must be eaten.
4 This day of your departure is in the month of Abib.
5 Therefore, it is in this month that you must celebrate this rite, after the LORD, your God, has brought you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey.
6 For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and the seventh day shall also be a festival to the LORD.
7 Only unleavened bread may be eaten during the seven days; no leaven and nothing leavened may be found in all your territory.
8 On this day you shall explain to your son, 'This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'
9 It shall be as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead; thus the law of the LORD will ever be on your lips, because with a strong hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
10 Therefore, you shall keep this prescribed rite at its appointed time from year to year.
11 "When the LORD, your God, has brought you into the land of the Canaanites, which he swore to you and your fathers he would give you,
12 you shall dedicate to the LORD every son that opens the womb; and all the male firstlings of your animals shall belong to the LORD.
13 Every first-born of an ass you shall redeem with a sheep. If you do not redeem it, you shall break its neck. Every first-born son you must redeem.
14 If your son should ask you later on, 'What does this mean?' you shall tell him, 'With a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, that place of slavery.
15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every first-born in the land of Egypt, every first-born of man and of beast. That is why I sacrifice to the LORD everything of the male sex that opens the womb, and why I redeem every first-born of my sons.'
16 Let this, then, be as a sign on your hand and as a pendant on your forehead: with a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."
17 Now, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the Philistines' land, though this was the nearest; for he thought, should the people see that they would have to fight, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.
18 Instead, he rerouted them toward the Red Sea by way of the desert road. In battle array the Israelites marched out of Egypt.
19 Moses also took Joseph's bones along, for Joseph had made the Israelites swear solemnly that, when God should come to them, they would carry his bones away with them.
20 Setting out from Succoth, they camped at Etham near the edge of the desert.
21 The LORD preceded them, in the daytime by means of a column of cloud to show them the way, and at night by means of a column of fire to give them light. Thus they could travel both day and night.
22 Neither the column of cloud by day nor the column of fire by night ever left its place in front of the people.
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Chapter 13 of Exodus deals with the celebration of the feast of the punes and the consecration of the firstborn. Moses guides the people of Israel to celebrate the feast every year as a memory of the liberation of Egypt, and also establishes the practice of consecrating all the firstborn of men and animals to the Lord. Next, five verses related to the topics addressed in Exodus 13:
Numbers 18:15: "Every firstborn of all the flesh they present to the Lord, both men and animals, will be yours; yet, you will rescue the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of unclean animals, you will rescue." This verse deals with the consecration of the firstborn to the Lord, the theme addressed in Exodus 13.
Exodus 13:7: "For seven days you shall eat bread without yeast, and there will be no yeast bread in all your land, nor any yeast will be seen in all your boundaries." This verse talks about the feast of the pasm bread, which is celebrated in Exodus 13.
Deuteronomy 16:3: "Thou shalt not eat with Him yeast bread; for seven days shall you eat with him bread without yeast, bread of distress, because you have hurriedly left the land of Egypt; so that you may remember, every day of your life, day when you left the land of Egypt. " This verse also talks about the feast of punes, which is mentioned in Exodus 13.
Exodus 13:9: "And this will serve you by the way over your hand, and by memory before your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord took you out of Egypt." This verse talks about the importance of remembering the liberation of Egypt and maintaining the law of the Lord in mind, an important theme addressed in Exodus 13.
Psalm 78:5-6: "He established a testimony in Jacob, and instituted a law in Israel, which things commanded our parents to teach them to their children; so that the new generation could know them, children who would be born, and if raise, and tell them to your children. " This verse talks about the importance of teaching future generations about the history of liberation of Egypt and the law of the Lord, a theme addressed in Exodus 13.
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