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Exodus 13:8-14
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 13:8-14
New American Standard Bible
8 And (A)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.’ 9 And (B)it shall [a]serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder [b]on your forehead, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with (C)a powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt. 10 Therefore, you shall (D)keep this ordinance at its appointed time from [c]year to year.
11 “Now when (E)the Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as (F)He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you, 12 (G)you shall [d]devote to the Lord every firstborn of a womb, and every firstborn offspring of an animal that you own; the males belong to the Lord. 13 But (H)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and (I)every [e]firstborn among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (J)And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘(K)With [f]a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of [g]slavery.
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- Exodus 13:9 Lit be for
- Exodus 13:9 Lit between your eyes
- Exodus 13:10 Lit days to days
- Exodus 13:12 Lit cause to pass over
- Exodus 13:13 Lit firstborn of a human
- Exodus 13:14 Lit strength of hand
- Exodus 13:14 Lit slaves
Exodus 13:8-14
New International Version
Exodus 13:8-14
New International Version
8 On that day tell your son,(A) ‘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(B) and a reminder on your forehead(C) that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.(D) 10 You must keep this ordinance(E) at the appointed time(F) year after year.
11 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites(G) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath(H) to you and your ancestors,(I) 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.(J) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(K) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(L) Redeem(M) every firstborn among your sons.(N)
14 “In days to come, when your son(O) 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.(P)
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