Exodus 13:1–10

Consecration of the Firstborn

¹Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

²“^aSanctify to Me every firstborn, the first ¹offspring of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me.”

³Moses said to the people, “^aRemember this day in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of ¹slavery; for ^bby ²a 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 ¹observe 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 ¹among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among 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 ¹serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder ²on 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 ¹year to year.