| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, | 1The LORD said to Moses, |
| 2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.” | 2"Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal." |
| 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. | 3Then Moses said to the people, "Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast. |
| 4Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. | 4Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving. |
| 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. | 5When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites--the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey--you are to observe this ceremony 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. | 6For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival to the LORD. |
| 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. | 7Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; nothing with yeast in it is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within 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.’ | 8On that day tell your son, 'I do this because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of 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. | 9This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For the LORD brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand. |
| 10Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year. | 10You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year. |
| 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, | 11"After the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised on oath to you and your ancestors, |
| 12you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. | 12you are to give over to the LORD the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. |
| 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. | 13Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem every firstborn among your sons. |
| 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. | 14"In days to come, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the land 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.’ | 15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.' |
| 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 will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead that the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand." |
| 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.” | 17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and 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. | 18So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle. |
| 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.” | 19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place." |
| 20They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. | 20After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. |
| 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. | 21By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. |
| 22Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. | 22Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. |
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