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Exodus 12:31-13:16
English Standard Version
Exodus 12:31-13:16
English Standard Version
31 Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, (A)both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. 32 (B)Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!”
The Exodus
33 (C)The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, “We shall all be dead.” 34 So the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls being bound up in their cloaks on their shoulders. 35 The people of Israel had also done as Moses told them, for they had (D)asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. 36 (E)And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that (F)they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
37 And the (G)people of Israel journeyed from (H)Rameses to Succoth, (I)about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. 38 A (J)mixed multitude also went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because (K)they were thrust out of Egypt and (L)could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
40 The time that the people of Israel lived in Egypt was 430 years. 41 At the end of (M)430 years, on that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a (N)night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.
Institution of the Passover
43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but every slave[a] that is (O)bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him. 45 (P)No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it. 46 It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and (Q)you shall not break any of its bones. 47 (R)All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 (S)If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he (T)shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 There shall be (U)one law for the native and for the (V)stranger who sojourns among you.”
50 All the people of Israel did just as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron. 51 And on that very day the (W)Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their (X)hosts.
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 (Y)“Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.”
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
3 Then Moses said to the people, (Z)“Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, (AA)for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. (AB)No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today, in the month of (AC)Abib, you are going out. 5 And when the Lord brings you into (AD)the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which (AE)he swore to your fathers to give you, a land (AF)flowing with milk and honey, (AG)you shall keep this service in this month. 6 (AH)Seven 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 for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. 8 (AI)You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 And it shall (AJ)be to you as a sign on your hand and as (AK)a memorial (AL)between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. 10 (AM)You shall therefore keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.
11 “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, (AN)as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, 12 (AO)you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord's. 13 (AP)Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every (AQ)firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (AR)And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, (AS)‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of (AT)slavery. 15 For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the (AU)Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but (AV)all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 (AW)It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for (AX)by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 12:44 Or servant; the Hebrew term ‘ebed designates a range of social and economic roles (see Preface)
Exodus 12:31-13:16
New International Version
Exodus 12:31-13:16
New International Version
The Exodus
31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship(A) the Lord as you have requested. 32 Take your flocks and herds,(B) as you have said, and go. And also bless(C) me.”
33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry(D) and leave(E) the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all die!”(F) 34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs(G) wrapped in clothing. 35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold(H) and for clothing.(I) 36 The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed(J) toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered(K) the Egyptians.
37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses(L) to Sukkoth.(M) There were about six hundred thousand men(N) on foot, besides women and children. 38 Many other people(O) went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. 39 With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out(P) of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
40 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt[a] was 430 years.(Q) 41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions(R) left Egypt.(S) 42 Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come.(T)
Passover Restrictions
43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(U)
“No foreigner(V) may eat it. 44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised(W) him, 45 but a temporary resident or a hired worker(X) may not eat it.
46 “It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.(Y) 47 The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.
48 “A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land.(Z) No uncircumcised(AA) male may eat it. 49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner(AB) residing among you.”
50 All the Israelites did just what the Lord had commanded(AC) Moses and Aaron. 51 And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt(AD) by their divisions.(AE)
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.(AF) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt,(AG) out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand.(AH) Eat nothing containing yeast.(AI) 4 Today, in the month of Aviv,(AJ) you are leaving. 5 When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites,(AK) Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites(AL)—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey(AM)—you are to observe this ceremony(AN) in this month: 6 For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival(AO) to the Lord. 7 Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; nothing with yeast in it is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders. 8 On that day tell your son,(AP) ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand(AQ) and a reminder on your forehead(AR) that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.(AS) 10 You must keep this ordinance(AT) at the appointed time(AU) year after year.
11 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites(AV) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath(AW) to you and your ancestors,(AX) 12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(AY) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(AZ) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(BA) Redeem(BB) every firstborn among your sons.(BC)
14 “In days to come, when your son(BD) asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.(BE) 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’(BF) 16 And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead(BG) that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 12:40 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint Egypt and Canaan
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