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Consecration
of the Firstborn |
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| Exodus 13:1 |
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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
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| Exodus 13:2 |
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"Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first offspring
of every womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and beast; it belongs to Me." |
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| Exodus 13:3 |
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Moses said to the people, "Remember this day
in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; for by a powerful
hand the LORD brought you out from this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
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| Exodus 13:4 |
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"On this day in the month of Abib, you are about
to go forth. |
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| Exodus 13:5 |
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"It shall be when the LORD brings you to the
land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite and the Jebusite,
which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey,
that you shall observe this rite in this month. |
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| Exodus 13:6 |
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"For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread,
and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD. |
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| Exodus 13:7 |
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"Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout
the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven
be seen among you in all your borders. |
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| Exodus 13:8 |
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"You shall tell your son on that day, saying,
'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.' |
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| Exodus 13:9 |
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"And it shall serve as a sign to you on your
hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the LORD may be in your
mouth; for with a powerful hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt. |
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| Exodus 13:10 |
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"Therefore, you shall keep this ordinance at
its appointed time from year to year. |
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| Exodus 13:11 |
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"Now when the LORD brings you to the land of
the Canaanite, as He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you, |
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| Exodus 13:12 |
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you shall devote to the LORD the first offspring
of every womb, and the first offspring of every beast that you own; the males
belong to the LORD. |
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| Exodus 13:13 |
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"But every first offspring of a donkey you shall
redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck;
and every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. |
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| Exodus 13:14 |
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"And it shall be when your son asks you in time
to come, saying, 'What is this?' then you shall say to him, 'With a powerful hand
the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery. |
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| Exodus 13:15 |
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'It came about, when Pharaoh was stubborn about
letting us go, that the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both
the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore, I sacrifice to the
LORD the males, the first offspring of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons
I redeem.' |
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| Exodus 13:16 |
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"So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and
as phylacteries on your forehead, for with a powerful hand the LORD brought us
out of Egypt." |
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God
Leads the People |
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| Exodus 13:17 |
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Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God
did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was
near; for God said, "The people might change their minds when they see war, and
return to Egypt." |
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| Exodus 13:18 |
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Hence God led the people around by the way of
the wilderness to the Red Sea; and the sons of Israel went up in martial array
from the land of Egypt. |
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| Exodus 13:19 |
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Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for
he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, "God will surely take care
of you, and you shall carry my bones from here with you." |
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| Exodus 13:20 |
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Then they set out from Succoth and camped in
Etham on the edge of the wilderness. |
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| Exodus 13:21 |
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The LORD was going before them in a pillar of
cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give
them light, that they might travel by day and by night. |
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| Exodus 13:22 |
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He did not take away the pillar of cloud by
day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. |
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