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Exodus 13
New King James Version
Exodus 13
New King James Version
The Firstborn Consecrated
13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 (A)“Consecrate[a] to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”
The Feast of Unleavened Bread(B)
3 And Moses said to the people: (C)“Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of [b]bondage; for (D)by strength of hand the Lord brought you out of this place. (E)No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 (F)On this day you are going out, in the month Abib. 5 And it shall be, when the Lord (G)brings you into the (H)land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He (I)swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, (J)that you shall keep this service in this month. 6 (K)Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And (L)no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. 8 And you shall (M)tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.’ 9 It shall be as (N)a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. 10 (O)You shall therefore keep this [c]ordinance in its season from year to year.
The Law of the Firstborn
11 “And it shall be, when the Lord (P)brings you into the land of the (Q)Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, 12 (R)that you shall [d]set apart to the Lord all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the Lord’s. 13 But (S)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 all the firstborn of man among your sons (T)you shall redeem. 14 (U)So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, (V)‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that (W)the Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 It shall be as (X)a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
The Wilderness Way(Y)
17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people (Z)change their minds when they see war, and (AA)return to Egypt.” 18 So God (AB)led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.
19 And Moses took the (AC)bones of (AD)Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, (AE)“God will surely [e]visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.”
20 So (AF)they took their journey from (AG)Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. 21 And (AH)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. 22 He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 13:2 Set apart
- Exodus 13:3 Lit. slaves
- Exodus 13:10 regulation
- Exodus 13:12 Lit. cause to pass over
- Exodus 13:19 give attention to
2 Moseboken 13
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
2 Moseboken 13
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Allt förstfött tillhör Herren
13 Herren talade till Mose: 2 ”Helga allt förstfött åt mig, varje förstfödd son som kommer ur moderlivet bland israeliterna, liksom varje förstfött djur av hankön. De ska tillhöra mig.”
3 Då sa Mose till folket: ”Det här är en dag som ni alltid ska komma ihåg, den dag då ni lämnade Egypten och slaveriet. Det var ju med mäktig hand som Herren ledde er ut därifrån. Inget syrat ska ätas då. 4 Det är alltså på den här dagen i månaden aviv[a] ni tågar ut. 5 När Herren har fört dig in i kanaanéernas, hettiternas, amoréernas, hivéernas och jevuséernas land, det land som han med ed lovade dina förfäder att ge dig och som flyter av mjölk och honung, då ska du fira denna högtid i denna månad. 6 Under sju dagar ska du äta ojäst bröd. På den sjunde dagen ska det sedan hållas en stor fest till Herrens ära. 7 Alla de sju dagarna ska du äta osyrat bröd; det får inte heller finnas något jäst i ditt hem eller någon annanstans inom landets gränser.
8 Då ska du berätta för din son: ’Jag gör så här på grund av det som Herren gjorde för mig när jag lämnade Egypten.’ 9 Likt ett märke på handen eller pannan[b] ska detta påminna dig om Herrens lag, som alltid ska vara på dina läppar, för Herren förde dig ut ur Egypten med stark hand.
10 Håll alltså denna stadga varje år vid den bestämda tiden. 11 När Herren sedan för dig in i kanaanéernas land som han med ed lovade dig och dina fäder, och som han då ska ge åt dig, 12 ska du ge Herren den förstfödde som kommer ur moderlivet, liksom allt förstfött av hankön bland boskapen ska tillhöra Herren. 13 En förstfödd åsna kan man lösa ut med ett får, men om du inte vill lösa ut den ska du bryta nacken av åsnefölet. Varje förstfödd son måste du däremot lösa ut.
14 När din son i framtiden frågar: ’Vad betyder allt det här?’ ska du säga: ’Herren ledde oss med mäktig hand ut ur Egypten, ur slaveriet. 15 Farao vägrade envist att släppa oss, och därför dödade Herren allt förstfött i hela Egypten, både bland människor och djur. Det är därför jag nu offrar allt förstfött av hankön som kommer ur moderlivet till Herren. Men varje förstfödd son löser jag ut.’ 16 Likt ett märke på handen eller pannan ska denna högtid vara en påminnelse om att Herren med sin mäktiga hand ledde oss ut ur Egypten.”
Molnpelaren och eldpelaren
17 När farao slutligen släppte folket, förde Gud dem inte genom filistéernas land trots att detta hade varit genaste vägen. Gud tänkte att folket kunde ändra sig om ett krig skulle hota och vilja vända tillbaka till Egypten. 18 Gud ledde dem därför en annan väg som gick genom öknen mot Sävhavet. Israeliterna var ordnade som en armé när de lämnade Egypten.
19 Mose hade tagit med sig Josefs ben. Josef hade nämligen tagit en ed av israeliterna: ”När Gud tar sig an er, ska ni föra med er mina ben härifrån.”
20 När de lämnat Suckot slog de läger i Etam, just där öknen började. 21 Herren ledde dem i en molnpelare om dagen för att visa dem vägen och med en eldpelare om natten för att lysa dem. På så sätt kunde de vandra både dag och natt, 22 för molnpelaren gick ständigt framför dem om dagen liksom eldpelaren om natten.
Exodus 13
New International Version
Exodus 13
New International Version
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.(A) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt,(B) out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand.(C) Eat nothing containing yeast.(D) 4 Today, in the month of Aviv,(E) you are leaving. 5 When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites,(F) Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites(G)—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey(H)—you are to observe this ceremony(I) in this month: 6 For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival(J) to the Lord. 7 Eat 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. 8 On that day tell your son,(K) ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand(L) and a reminder on your forehead(M) that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.(N) 10 You must keep this ordinance(O) at the appointed time(P) year after year.
11 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites(Q) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath(R) to you and your ancestors,(S) 12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(T) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(U) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(V) Redeem(W) every firstborn among your sons.(X)
14 “In days to come, when your son(Y) 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.(Z) 15 When 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.’(AA) 16 And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead(AB) that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.”
Crossing the Sea
17 When 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.”(AC) 18 So God led(AD) the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea.[a] The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.(AE)
19 Moses took the bones of Joseph(AF) 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.”[b](AG)
20 After leaving Sukkoth(AH) they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.(AI) 21 By day the Lord went ahead(AJ) of them in a pillar of cloud(AK) 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. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left(AL) its place in front of the people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 13:18 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 13:19 See Gen. 50:25.
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