¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Sanctify¹ unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

And Moses said unto the people, Remember² this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the³ house of bondage⁴; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there⁵ shall no leavened bread be eaten.

This day came ye out in the month Abib⁶.

And it shall be when the LORD shall bring⁷ thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware⁸ unto thy fathers to give thee, a land⁹ flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep¹⁰ this service in this month.

¹¹Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

¹²Unleavened 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.

¹³And 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.

And it shall be for a sign¹⁴ unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be¹⁵ in thy mouth: for with a strong hand¹⁶ hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

¶¹⁷Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

¶ And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware¹⁸ unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

That thou shalt¹⁹ set apart²⁰ unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S.

And every firstling of an ass²¹ thou shalt redeem with a lamb²²; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou²³ redeem.

And it shall be when thy son²⁴ asketh thee in time to come²⁵, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength²⁶ of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew²⁷ all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I²⁸ sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

And it shall be for a token²⁹ upon thine hand, and for frontlets³⁰ between thine eyes: for by³¹ strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

¶ 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 repent³² when they see war, and they return³³ to Egypt:

But God led the³⁴ people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed³⁵ out of the land of Egypt.

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had³⁶ straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God³⁷ will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

¶³⁸And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

³⁹And 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:

He took⁴⁰ not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire⁴¹ by night, from before the people.