Exodus 13

13The LORD spoke to Moses:H3068H1696H4872H5592"Consecrate every firstborn male to Me, the firstborn from every womb among the Israelites, both man and animal; it is Mine."H6942H1060H6363H7358H1121H3478H120H9293Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the LORD brought you out of here by the strength of [His] hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten.H4872H559H5971H2142H2088H3117H3318H4714H1004H5650H2392H3027H3068H3318H2557H3984Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.H3117H3318H2320H245When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you must carry out this ritual in this month.H3068H935H776H3669H2850H567H2340H2983H7650H1H5414H776H2100H2461H1706H5647H5656H23206For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the LORD.H7651H3117H398H4682H7637H3117H2282H30687Unleavened bread is to be eaten for those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, and no yeast may be found among you in all your territory.H4682H398H7651H3117H2557H7200H7603H7200H13668On that day explain to your son, 'This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'H5046H1121H3117H559H5668H2088H3068H6213H3318H47149Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth; for the LORD brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.H226H3027H2146H5869H3068H8451H6310H2389H3027H3068H3318H471410Keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.H8104H2708H4150H3117H311711"When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you,H3068H935H776H3669H7650H1H541412you are to present to the LORD every firstborn male of the womb. All firstborn offspring of the livestock you own that are males will be the LORD's.H5674H3068H6363H7358H6363H7698H929H2145H306813You must redeem every firstborn of a donkey with a flock animal, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. However, you must redeem every firstborn among your sons.H6363H2543H6299H7716H6299H6202H1060H120H1121H629914"In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'By the strength of [His] hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.H1121H7592H4279H559H559H2392H3027H3068H3318H4714H1004H565015When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn [male] in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of livestock. That is why I sacrifice to the LORD all the firstborn of the womb that are males, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.'H6547H7185H7971H3068H2026H1060H776H4714H1060H120H1060H929H2076H3068H6363H7358H2145H1060H1121H629916So let it be a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for the LORD brought us out of Egypt by the strength of His hand."H226H3027H2903H5869H2392H3027H3068H3318H4714

The Route of the Exodus

17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, "The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war."H6547H5971H7971H430H5148H1870H776H6430H3588H7138H430H559H5971H5162H7200H4421H7725H471418So He led the people around toward the Red Sea along the road of the wilderness. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt in battle formation.H430H5437H5971H5437H1870H4057H5488H3220H1121H3478H5927H2571H776H471419Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelites swear a solemn oath, saying, "God will certainly come to your aid; then you must take my bones with you from this place."H4872H3947H6106H3130H7650H7650H1121H3478H559H430H6485H6485H5927H6106H592720They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.H5265H5523H2583H864H7097H405721The LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way during the day and in a pillar of fire to give them light at night, so that they could travel day or night.H3068H1980H6440H3119H5982H6051H5148H1870H3915H5982H784H215H3212H3119H391522The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people.H4185H5982H6051H3119H5982H784H3915H6440H5971