Exodus · Literal Standard Version
Exodus 13 Literal Standard Version
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1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Sanctify to Me every firstborn, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it [is] Mine.”
2 “Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
3 And Moses says to the people, “Remember this day [in] which you have gone out from Egypt, from the house of servants, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought you out from this, and anything fermented is not eaten;
3 Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
4 you are going out today, in the month of Abib.
4 Today you go out in the month Abib.
5 And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He has sworn to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you have done this service in this month.
5 It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.
6 Seven days you eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day [is] a celebration to YHWH;
6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.
7 unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and anything fermented is not seen with you; indeed, leaven is not seen with you in all your border.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall be seen with you, within all your borders.
8 And you have declared to your son in that day, saying, [It is] because of what YHWH did to me, in my going out from Egypt,
8 You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
9 and it has been to you for a sign on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the Law of YHWH is in your mouth, for by a strong hand YHWH has brought you out from Egypt;
9 It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Yahweh’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.
10 and you have kept this statute at its appointed time from days to days.
10 You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
11 And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite as He has sworn to you and to your fathers, and has given it to you,
11 “It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and will give it to you,
12 that you have caused everyone opening a womb to pass over to YHWH, and every firstling—the increase of beasts which you have: the males [are] YHWH’s.
12 that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be Yahweh’s.
13 And every firstling of a donkey you ransom with a lamb, and if you do not ransom [it], then you have beheaded it; and you ransom every firstborn of man among your sons.
13 Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.
14 And it has been, when your son asks you hereafter, saying, What [is] this? That you have said to him, By strength of hand YHWH has brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;
14 It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.
15 indeed, it comes to pass, when Pharaoh has been pained to send us away, that YHWH slays every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man even to the firstborn of beast; therefore I am sacrificing to YHWH all opening a womb who [are] males, and I ransom every firstborn of my sons;
15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of livestock. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
16 and it has been for a token on your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought us out of Egypt.”
16 It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt.”
17 And it comes to pass in Pharaoh’s sending the people away, that God has not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, “Lest the people sigh in their seeing war, and have turned back toward Egypt”;
17 When Pharaoh had let the people go, God didn’t lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt”;
18 and God turns around the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and the sons of Israel have gone up by fifties from the land of Egypt.
18 but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
19 And Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place] with you.”
19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.”
20 And they journey from Succoth, and encamp in Etham at the extremity of the wilderness,
20 They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
21 and YHWH is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;
21 Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:
22 He does not remove the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, [from] before the people.
22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn’t depart from before the people.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (21)
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- 2 Luke 2:23; Numbers 3:13; Deuteronomy 15:19; Exodus 22:29–30; Numbers 8:16–17
- 3 Deuteronomy 24:18; Deuteronomy 5:15; Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6; Deuteronomy 16:12
- 4 Exodus 34:18; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 12:2; Deuteronomy 16:1–3
- 5 Exodus 3:8; Joshua 24:11; Exodus 6:8; Exodus 12:25–26; Exodus 34:11
- 6 Exodus 12:15–20; Leviticus 23:8; Exodus 34:18
- 7 Exodus 12:19; Matthew 16:6
- 8 Exodus 13:14; Exodus 12:26–27; Psalm 44:1; Exodus 10:2; Isaiah 38:19
- 9 Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 11:18–19; Exodus 13:16; Numbers 15:39; Exodus 12:14
- 10 Exodus 12:14; Leviticus 23:6; Exodus 12:24–25; Deuteronomy 16:3–4; Exodus 23:15
- 11 Exodus 13:5
- 12 Numbers 18:15; Leviticus 27:26; Exodus 34:19; Ezekiel 44:30; Exodus 13:2
- 13 Exodus 34:20; Numbers 18:15–17; Exodus 12:21; Numbers 3:46–51; Revelation 14:4
- 14 Joshua 4:6; Exodus 13:3; Psalm 145:4; Exodus 12:26–27; Exodus 13:9
- 15 Exodus 12:29
- 16 Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 11:18; Deuteronomy 6:7–9; Exodus 13:14; Exodus 12:13
- 17 Exodus 14:11–12; Nehemiah 9:17; Numbers 14:1–4; Luke 14:27–32; Acts 7:39
- 18 Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:6–8; Deuteronomy 32:10; Exodus 12:51; Joshua 1:14
- 19 Genesis 50:24–25; Joshua 24:32; Acts 7:16; Genesis 48:21; Exodus 4:31
- 20 Numbers 33:5–6; Exodus 12:37
- 21 1 Corinthians 10:1–2; Nehemiah 9:12; Deuteronomy 1:33; Psalm 99:7; Nehemiah 9:19
- 22 Revelation 10:1; Psalm 121:5–8
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If you were never in bondage to any man, ungrateful people, why is it that God is continually reminding you that He delivered you from the house of bondage? Or mean you, perchance, that your fathers were in bondage, but you who speak were never in bondage to any man?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… dropped from the face of God." Perchance here some one calleth to mind that time, when in the desert God was going over before His people, before the sons of Israel, by day in the pillar of cloud, by night in the brightness of fire; and determineth that thus it is that "the heavens dropped from the face of God," …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)