9The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month^z of the second year after they came out of Egypt.^a He said, ²“Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover^b at the appointed time.^c ³Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month,^d in accordance with all its rules and regulations.^e”

⁴So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,^f ⁵and they did so in the Desert of Sinai^g at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.^h The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.ⁱ

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Cross references

zSee Ex 40:2
a Nu 1:1
bSee Ex 12:11
cver 7
dSee Ex 12:6, 42
e Ex 12:2–11, 43–49; Lev 23:5–8; Dt 16:1–8
fver 2; See Ex 12:11
gver 1
hSee Ex 12:6
iver 3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it.” So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the first month of the second year after their departure from the land of Egypt, the Lord told Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. You must observe it at its appointed time on the fourteenth day of this month at twilight; you are to observe it according to all its statutes and ordinances.” So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover, and they observed it in the first month on the fourteenth day at twilight in the Wilderness of Sinai. The Israelites did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses.

NLTNew Living Translation

A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. In the first month of that year he said, “Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulations concerning this celebration.”

So Moses told the people to celebrate the Passover in the wilderness of Sinai as twilight fell on the fourteenth day of the month. And they celebrated the festival there, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying, “Let the Israelites observe the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month at twilight you will perform it at its appointed time according to all its decrees; and according to all its stipulations you will observe it.” So Moses spoke to the Israelites to observe the Passover. And they observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight in the desert of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, thus the Israelites did.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

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