(KJV) Exodus 13¹

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⥃The Dedication of the Firstborn ^{[ Deuteronomy 15:19–23 ]}

[1] And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Sanctify² unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and of beast: it [is] mine.

[3] [¶]And Moses said unto the people, Remember³ this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the⁴ house of bondage⁵; for by strength⁶ of hand the Lord brought you out from this [place]: there⁷ shall no leavened bread be eaten. [4] This day came ye out in the month Abib⁸.

[5] [¶]And it shall be when the Lord shall bring⁹ thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware¹⁰ unto thy fathers to give thee, a land¹¹ flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep¹² this service in this month. [6] Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day [shall be] a feast to the Lord.¹³ [7] 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.¹⁴

[8] [¶]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 Egypt.¹⁵ [9] And it shall be for a sign¹⁶ unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be¹⁷ in thy mouth: for with a strong hand¹⁸ hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. [10] Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.¹⁹

[11] And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware²⁰ unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, [12] That thou shalt²¹ set apart²² unto the Lord all that openeth²³ the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males [shall be] the Lord’s. [13] And every firstling of an ass²⁴ thou shalt redeem with a lamb²⁵; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou²⁶ redeem.

[14] [¶]And it shall be when thy son²⁷ asketh thee in time to come²⁸, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength²⁹ of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: [15] And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew³⁰ all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I³¹ sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. [16] And it shall be for a token³² upon thine hand, and for frontlets³³ between thine eyes: for by³⁴ strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.

⥃The Pillars of Cloud and Fire

[17] And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not [through] the way of the land of the Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent³⁵ when they see war, and they return³⁶ to Egypt: [18] But God led the³⁷ people about, [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed³⁸ out of the land of Egypt. [19] And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had³⁹ straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God⁴⁰ will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

[20] [¶]And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.⁴¹ [21] 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:⁴² [22] He took⁴³ not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire⁴⁴ by night, [from] before the people.

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