Keraia
Pentateuch

Exodus 13

The Dedication of the Firstborn

1Then the LORD said to Moses,

1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

2“Sanctify to Me every firstborn—the one opening every womb among the sons of Israel, among the man and among the beast, it belongs to Me.”

3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

3And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day that you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by strength of hand YHWH brought you out from this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

4Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.

4On this day in the month of Abib you are going out.

5And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.

5And it shall come to pass when YHWH 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 to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, and you shall serve this service in this month.

6For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

6Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to YHWH.

7Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.

7Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days, and leavened bread shall not be seen with you, nor shall leaven be seen with you in all your borders.

8And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

8And you shall declare to your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of what YHWH did for me in my going out from Egypt.’

9It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

9And it shall be for you for a sign on your hand and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the law of YHWH may be in your mouth. For by a mighty hand YHWH brought you out from Egypt.

10Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

10And you shall keep this statute at its appointed time from days to days.

11And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

11And it shall be, when YHWH brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and He gives it to you,

12you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

12that you shall cause to pass over for YHWH every one opening a womb, and every one opening of the offspring of a beast that is unto you—the males belong to YHWH.

13You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

13And every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.

14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

14And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ That you shall say to him, ‘By strength of hand YHWH brought us out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

15And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh hardened himself to sending us out, that YHWH killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man and to the firstborn of beast. Upon thus I am sacrificing to YHWH all the males opening a womb; and every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

16So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

16And it shall be for a sign on your hand and for frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand YHWH brought us out from Egypt.”

The Pillars of Cloud and Fire

17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

17And it came to pass, when Pharaoh sent out the people, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although it was near. For God said, “Lest the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.”

18So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

18And God turned the people by the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea And the sons of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt in battle array.

19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for the sons of Israel had sworn a solemn oath, saying, “God will surely attend to to you, and you shall carry up my bones from this place with you.”

20They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

20And they journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, at the edge of the wilderness.

21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

21And YHWH went before their faces by day in a pillar of 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.

22Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.

22He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the faces of the people.