1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
2 'Consecrate all the first-born to me, the first birth from every womb, among the Israelites. Whether man or beast, it is mine.'
3 Moses said to the people, 'Remember this day, on which you came out of Egypt, from the place of slave-labour, for by the strength of his hand Yahweh brought you out of it; no leavened bread may be eaten.
4 On this day, in the month of Abib, you are leaving,
5 and when Yahweh has brought you into the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, flowing with milk and honey, which he swore to your ancestors that he would give you, then you must observe this rite in the same month.
6 For seven days you will eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there must be a feast in Yahweh's honour.
7 During these seven days unleavened bread may be eaten; no leavened bread may be seen among you, no leaven among you throughout your territory.
8 And on that day you will explain to your son, "This is because of what Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt."
9 This will serve as a sign on your hand would serve, or a reminder on your forehead, and in that way the law of Yahweh will be ever on your lips: for with a mighty hand Yahweh brought you out of Egypt.
10 You shall observe this law at its appointed time, year by year.
11 'When Yahweh has brought you into the Canaanites' country, as he swore to you and your ancestors that he would, and given it to you,
12 to Yahweh you must make over whatever first issues from the womb, and every first-born cast by animals belonging to you: these males belong to Yahweh.
13 But every first-born donkey you will redeem with a lamb or kid; if you do not redeem it, you must break its neck. All the human first-born, however, among your sons, you will redeem.
14 And when your son asks you in days to come, "What does this mean?" you will tell him, "By the strength of his hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slave-labour.
15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the first-born in Egypt, of man and beast alike. This is why I sacrifice every male first issuing from the womb to Yahweh and redeem every first-born of my sons."
16 This will serve as a sign on your hand would serve, or a headband on your forehead, for by the strength of his hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt.'
17 When Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not let them take the road to the Philistines' territory, although that was the shortest, 'in case', God thought, 'the prospect of fighting makes the people change their minds and turn back to Egypt.'
18 Instead, God led the people a roundabout way through the desert of the Sea of Reeds. The Israelites left Egypt fully armed.
19 Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, since Joseph had put the Israelites on solemn oath with the words, 'It is sure that God will visit you,' he had said, 'and when that day comes you must take my bones away from here with you.'
20 They set out from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.
21 Yahweh preceded them, by day in a pillar of cloud to show them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could march by day and by night.
22 The pillar of cloud never left its place ahead of the people during the day, nor the pillar of fire during the night.
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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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