NASB — Exodus 13 — KJV

Consecration of the Firstborn

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 2aSanctify° to Me every° firstborn°, the first° Ioffspring° of every° womb° among the sons° of Israel°, both of man° and beast°; it belongs to Me.”

[2] ILit opening aEx 13:12, 13, 15; 22:29; Lv 27:26; Nu 3:13; 8:16f; 18:15; Dt 15:19; Lk 2:23

3 ¶ Moses° said° to the people°, “aRemember° this° day° in which° you went° out from Egypt°, from the house° of Islavery°; for bby IIa powerful° hand° the LORD° brought° you out from this° place. cAnd nothing° leavened° shall be eaten°. 4 On this day° in the amonth° of Abib°, you are about to go° forth°. 5 It shall be when° the LORD° abrings° you to the land° of the Canaanite°, the Hittite°, the Amorite°, the Hivite° and the Jebusite°, which° bHe swore° to your fathers° to give° you, a land° flowing° with milk° and honey°, cthat you shall Iobserve° this° rite° in this° month°. 6 For aseven° days° you shall eat° unleavened° bread°, and on the seventh° day° there shall be a feast° to the LORD°. 7 Unleavened° bread° shall be eaten° throughout the seven° days°; and anothing° leavened° shall be seen° Iamong you, nor° shall any leaven° be seen° Iamong you in all° your borders°. 8 aYou shall tell° your son° on that day°, saying°, ‘It is because° of what° the LORD° did° for me when I came° out of Egypt°.’ 9 And ait shall Iserve° as a sign° to you on your hand°, and as a reminder° IIon your forehead°°, that the law° of the LORD° may be in your mouth°; for with ba powerful° hand° the LORD° brought° you out of Egypt°. 10 Therefore, you shall akeep° this° ordinance° at its appointed° time° from Iyear° to year°.

[3] ILit slaves IILit strength of hand aEx 12:42; Dt 16:3 bEx 3:20; 6:1 cEx 12:19
[4] aEx 12:2; 23:15; 34:18; Dt 16:1
[5] ILit serve this service aEx 3:8, 17; Jsh 24:11 bEx 6:8 cEx 12:25
[6] aEx 12:15-20
[7] ILit to aEx 12:19
[8] aEx 10:2; 12:26f; 13:14; Ps 44:1
[9] ILit be for IILit between your eyes aEx 12:14; 13:16; Nu 15:39; Dt 6:8; 11:18 bEx 13:3
[10] ILit days to days aEx 12:24, 25; 13:5

11 ¶ “Now when° athe LORD° brings° you to the land° of the Canaanite°, as bHe swore° to you and to your fathers°, and gives° it to you, 12 ayou shall Idevote° to the LORD° the first° IIoffspring° of every° womb°, and IIIthe first° offspring° of every° beast° that you own°; the males° belong to the LORD°. 13 But aevery° first° Ioffspring° of a donkey° you shall redeem° with a lamb°, but if° you do not redeem° [it], then you shall break° its neck°; and bevery° firstborn° of man° among your sons° you shall redeem°. 14 aAnd it shall be when° your son° asks° you in time° to come°, saying°, ‘What° is this°?’ then you shall say° to him, ‘bWith a Ipowerful° hand° the LORD° brought° us out of Egypt°, from the house° of IIslavery°. 15 It came° about, when° Pharaoh° was stubborn° about letting° us go°, that the aLORD° killed° every° firstborn° in the land° of Egypt°, both° the firstborn° of man° and the firstborn° of beast°. Therefore°°, I sacrifice° to the LORD° the males°, the first° Ioffspring° of every° womb°, but every° firstborn° of my sons° I redeem°.’ 16 So ait shall Iserve° as a sign° on your hand° and as IIphylacteries° IIIon your forehead°°, for with a IVpowerful° hand° the LORD° brought° us out of Egypt°.”

[11] aEx 13:5 bGn 15:18; 17:8; 28:15; Ps 105:42-45
[12] ILit cause to pass over IILit opening IIILit every issue the offspring of a beast aEx 13:1, 2; 22:29; 34:19; Lv 27:26; Nu 18:15; Ezk 44:30; Lk 2:23
[13] ILit opening aEx 34:20; Nu 18:15 bNu 3:46
[14] ILit strength of hand IILit slaves aEx 10:2; 12:26, 27; 13:8; Dt 6:20; Jsh 4:6, 21 bEx 13:3, 9
[15] ILit opening aEx 12:29
[16] ILit be for IIOr frontlet-bands IIILit between your eyes IVLit strength of hand aEx 13:9; Dt 6:8

God Leads the People

17 ¶ Now when Pharaoh° had let° the people° go°, God° did not lead° them by the way° of the land° of the Philistines°, even° though° it was near°; for God° said°, “aThe people° might° change° their minds° when they see° war°, and return° to Egypt°.” 18 Hence God° led° the people° around° by the way° of the wilderness° to the IRed°° Sea°; and the sons° of Israel° went° up ain martial° array° from the land° of Egypt°. 19 Moses° took° athe bones° of Joseph° with him, for he had made the sons° of Israel° solemnly° swear°, saying°, “God° will surely° Itake° care° of you, and you shall carry° my bones° from here° with you.” 20 Then they set° out from aSuccoth° and camped° in Etham° on the edge° of the wilderness°. 21 aThe LORD° was going° before° them in a pillar° of cloud° by day° to lead° them on the way°, and in a pillar° of fire° by night° to give° them light°, that they might Itravel° by day° and by night°. 22 IHe adid not take° away° the pillar° of cloud° by day°, nor° the pillar° of fire° by night°, from before° the people°.

[17] aEx 14:11, 12; Nu 14:1-4; Dt 17:16
[18] ILit Sea of Reeds aJsh 1:14; 4:12, 13
[19] ILit visit aGn 50:24, 25; Jsh 24:32; Ac 7:15, 16
[20] aEx 12:37; Nu 33:6
[21] ILit go aEx 14:19, 24; 33:9, 10; Nu 9:15; 14:14; Dt 1:33; Ne 9:12; Ps 78:14; 99:7; 105:39; Is 4:5; 1Co 10:1
[22] IOr The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart aNe 9:19


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The firstborn are sanctified to God.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 Sanctifyºª unto me all² the firstborn,º whatsoever² openethº the wombº among the childrenº of Israel,º [both] of manº and of beast:º it² [is] mine.

[2] Ex 4:22; 13:12; 22:29; 23:19; 34:19; Lv 27:26; Nu 3:13; 8:16; 18:15; Dt 15:19; Lk 2:23; He 12:23.

The memorial of the Passover is commanded.

3 ¶ And Mosesº saidºª unto² the people,º Rememberºª² thisº day,º in which² ye came outºª from Egypt,º² out of the houseº² of bondage;º for² by strengthº of handº the LORDº brought you outºª² from this²² [place]: there shall no² leavened breadº be eaten.ºª 4 This dayº came ye outºª² in the monthº Abib.º

[3] Ex 6:1; 12:8, 15, 42; 13:14; 20:2, 8; 23:15; Dt 4:34; 5:6, 15; 6:12; 8:14; 11:2; 13:5, 10; 15:15; 16:3, 12; 24:18, 22; Jsh 24:17; 1Ch 16:12; Ne 9:10; Ps 105:5; Mt 10:12; Lk 22:19; 1Co 5:8; 11:24; Ep 1:19.
[4] Ex 23:15; 34:18; Dt 16:1.

5 ¶ And it shall be² when² the LORDº shall bringºª thee into² the landº of the Canaanites,º and the Hittites,º and the Amorites,º and the Hivites,º and the Jebusites,º which² he swareºª unto thy fathersº to giveºª thee, a landº flowingºª with milkº and honey,º that thou shalt keepºª² this² serviceº in this² month.º 6 Sevenº daysº thou shalt eatºª unleavened bread,º and in the seventhº dayº [shall be] a feastº to the LORD.º 7 Unleavened breadº shall be eatenºª² sevenº days;º and there shall no² leavened breadº be seenºª with thee, neither² shall there be leavenº seenºª with thee in all² thy quarters.º

[5] Gn 15:18; 17:7; 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Ex 3:8, 17; 6:8; 12:25; 33:1; 34:11; Nu 14:16, 30; 32:11; Dt 7:1; 12:29; 19:1; 26:1; Jsh 24:11.
[6] Ex 12:15; 34:18; Lv 23:8.
[7] Ex 12:19; Mt 16:6.

8 ¶ And thou shalt shewºª thy sonº in that² day,º saying,ºª [This is done] because² of¹ thatº [which] the LORDº didºª unto me when I came forthºª out of Egypt.º² 9 And it shall be² for a signº unto thee upon² thine hand,º and for a memorialº between² thine eyes,º that² the LORD'Sº lawº may be² in thy mouth:º for² with a strongº handº hath the LORDº brought thee outºª of Egypt.º² 10 Thou shalt therefore keepºª² this² ordinanceº in his seasonº from yearº² to year.º

[8] Ex 12:26; 13:14; Dt 4:9; Ps 44:1; 78:3; Is 38:19; Ep 6:4.
[9] Ex 6:1; 12:14; 13:3, 16; Nu 15:39; Dt 6:6, 8; 11:18; 30:14; Jsh 1:8, 9; Ne 1:10; Ps 89:13; Pv 1:9; 3:21; 6:20; 7:23; So 8:6; Is 27:1; 40:10; 49:16; 51:9; 59:21; Jr 22:24; Jol 2:11; Mt 23:5; Ro 10:8; Rv 18:8.
[10] Ex 12:14, 24; 23:15; Lv 23:6; Dt 16:3.

The firstlings of beasts are set apart.

11 ¶ And it shall be² when² the LORDº shall bringºª thee into² the landº of the Canaanites,º as² he swareºª unto thee and to thy fathers,º and shall giveºª it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apartºª unto the LORDº all² that openethº the matrix,º and every² firstlingº that comethº of a beastº which² thou hast;² the malesº [shall be] the LORD'S.º 13 And every² firstlingº of an assº thou shalt redeemºª with a lamb;º and if² thou wilt not² redeemºª it, then thou shalt break his neck:ºª and all² the firstbornº of manº among thy childrenº shalt thou redeem.ºª

[11] Ex 13:5.
[12] Ex 13:2; 22:29; 34:19; Lv 27:26; Nu 3:12; 8:17; 18:15; Dt 15:19; Ezk 44:30.
[13] Ex 12:3, 21; 34:20; Nu 3:46; 18:15; Rv 14:4.

14 ¶ And it shall be² when² thy sonº askethºª thee in time to come,º saying,ºª What² [is] this?² that thou shalt sayºª unto² him, By strengthº of handº the LORDº brought us outºª from Egypt,º² from the houseº² of bondage:º 15 And it came to pass,² when² Pharaohº would hardlyºª let us go,ºª that the LORDº slewºª all² the firstbornº in the landº of Egypt,º both the firstbornº² of man,º and the firstbornº of beast:º therefore²² I² sacrificeºª to the LORDº all² that openethº the matrix,º being males;º but all² the firstbornº of my childrenº I redeem.ºª 16 And it shall be² for a tokenº upon² thine hand,º and for frontletsº between² thine eyes:º for² by strengthº of handº the LORDº brought us forthºª out of Egypt.º²

[14] Gn 30:33; Ex 12:26; 13:3; Dt 6:20; Jsh 4:6, 21; 22:24; Ps 145:4.
[15] Ex 12:29; 13:12.
[16] Ex 12:13; 13:9, 14; Dt 6:7; 11:18; 26:8; Mt 23:5.

The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.

17 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Pharaohº had let² the peopleº go,ºª that Godº ledºª them not² [through] the wayº of the landº of the Philistines,º althoughº that² [was] near;º for² Godº said,ºª Lest peradventure² the peopleº repentºª when they seeºª war,º and they returnºª to Egypt:º 18 But Godº led¹ª the people¹ about,ºª²² [through] the wayº of the wildernessº of the Redº sea:º and the childrenº of Israelº went upºª harnessedº out of the landº² of Egypt.º 19 And Mosesº tookºª² the bonesº of Josephº with² him: for² he had straitly¹ª swornºª² the childrenº of Israel,º saying,ºª Godº will surely¹ª visitºª you; and ye shall carry up¹ª my bones¹ awayºª²² hence²² with² you.

[17] Ex 14:11; 16:2; Nu 14:1; Dt 17:16; 20:8; Jg 7:3; 1K 8:47; Ne 9:17; Lk 14:27; Ac 7:39; 15:38.
[18] Ex 12:51; 14:2; Nu 33:6; Dt 32:10; Ps 107:7.
[19] Gn 48:21; 50:24; Ex 4:31; Jsh 24:32; Lk 1:58; 7:16; Ac 7:16.

They come to Etham.

20 ¶ And they took their journeyºª from Succoth,º² and encampedºª in Etham,º in the edgeº of the wilderness.º

[20] Nu 33:5.

God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire.

21 And the LORDº wentºª beforeº them by dayº in a pillarº of a cloud,º to leadºª them the way;º and by nightº in a pillarº of fire,º to give them light;ºª to go¹ª² by dayº and night:º 22 He took not awayºª² the pillarº of the cloudº by day,º nor the pillarº of fireº by night,º [from] beforeº the people.º

[21] Ex 14:19; 40:34; Nu 9:15; 10:34; 14:14; Dt 1:33; Ne 9:12, 19; Ps 78:14; 99:7; 105:39; Is 4:5; 1Co 10:1.
[22] Ps 121:5; Rv 10:1.


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