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
Éxodo 13
La Biblia de las Américas
Consagración de los primogénitos
13 Entonces el Señor habló a Moisés, diciendo: 2 Conságrame[a] todo primogénito; el primer nacido[b] de toda matriz entre los hijos de Israel, tanto de hombre como de animal, me pertenece(A).
3 Y Moisés dijo al pueblo: Acordaos de este día en que salisteis de Egipto(B), de la casa de esclavitud[c], pues el Señor os ha sacado de este lugar con mano poderosa[d](C). No comeréis en él nada leudado(D). 4 Vais a salir hoy, en el mes de Abib(E). 5 Y será que cuando el Señor te lleve a la tierra del cananeo, del hitita, del amorreo, del heveo y del jebuseo, la cual juró a tus padres que te daría(F), tierra que mana leche y miel(G), celebrarás esta ceremonia[e](H) en este mes. 6 Por siete días comerás pan sin levadura, y en el séptimo día habrá fiesta solemne al Señor(I). 7 Se comerá pan sin levadura durante los siete días; y nada leudado se verá contigo[f](J), ni levadura alguna se verá en todo tu territorio. 8 Y lo harás saber a tu hijo en aquel día, diciendo: «Esto es con motivo de lo que el Señor hizo por mí cuando salí de Egipto(K)». 9 Y te será como una señal en tu mano, y como un recordatorio en tu frente[g], para que la ley del Señor esté en tu boca(L); porque con mano fuerte te sacó el Señor de Egipto(M). 10 Guardarás, pues, esta ordenanza a su debido tiempo de año en año[h](N).
11 Y sucederá que cuando el Señor te lleve a la tierra del cananeo, como te juró a ti y a tus padres, y te la dé(O), 12 dedicarás[i] al Señor todo primer nacido[j] de la matriz. También todo primer nacido[k] del ganado que poseas; los machos pertenecen al Señor(P). 13 Pero todo primer nacido de asno, lo redimirás con un cordero; mas si no lo redimes, quebrarás su cerviz; y todo primogénito de hombre de entre tus hijos, lo redimirás(Q). 14 Y será que cuando tu hijo te pregunte el día de mañana, diciendo: «¿Qué es esto(R)?», le dirás: «Con mano fuerte nos sacó el Señor de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre[l](S). 15 Y aconteció que cuando Faraón se obstinó en no dejarnos ir, el Señor mató a todo primogénito en la tierra de Egipto, desde el primogénito del hombre hasta el primogénito de los animales(T). Por esta causa yo sacrifico al Señor los machos, todo[m] primer nacido de la matriz, pero redimo a todo primogénito de mis hijos». 16 Será, pues, como una señal en tu mano y como insignias[n] entre tus ojos; porque con mano fuerte nos sacó el Señor de Egipto(U).
Dios guía a su pueblo
17 Y sucedió que cuando Faraón dejó ir al pueblo, Dios no los guió por el camino de la tierra de los filisteos, aunque estaba cerca, porque dijo Dios: No sea que el pueblo se arrepienta cuando vea guerra y se vuelva a Egipto(V). 18 Dios, pues, hizo que el pueblo diera un rodeo por el camino del desierto, hacia el mar Rojo[o]; y en orden de batalla subieron los hijos de Israel de la tierra de Egipto(W). 19 Y Moisés tomó consigo los huesos de José, pues este había hecho jurar solemnemente a los hijos de Israel, diciendo: Ciertamente os visitará Dios, y entonces llevaréis de aquí mis huesos con vosotros(X). 20 Y partieron de Sucot y acamparon en Etam, al borde del desierto(Y). 21 El Señor iba delante de ellos, de día en una columna de nube para guiarlos por el camino, y de noche en una columna de fuego para alumbrarlos, a fin de que anduvieran de día y de noche(Z). 22 No quitó[p] de delante del pueblo la columna de nube durante el día, ni la columna de fuego durante la noche(AA).
Footnotes
- Éxodo 13:2 Lit., Santifícame
- Éxodo 13:2 Lit., la abertura
- Éxodo 13:3 Lit., esclavos
- Éxodo 13:3 Lit., fuerza de mano; y así en los vers. 14 y 16
- Éxodo 13:5 Lit., servirás este servicio
- Éxodo 13:7 Lit., para ti
- Éxodo 13:9 Lit., entre tus ojos
- Éxodo 13:10 Lit., de días en días
- Éxodo 13:12 Lit., harás que pase
- Éxodo 13:12 Lit., toda abertura, y así en el resto del cap.
- Éxodo 13:12 Lit., todo nacido de la abertura
- Éxodo 13:14 Lit., esclavos
- Éxodo 13:15 Lit., el
- Éxodo 13:16 O, frontales
- Éxodo 13:18 Lit., mar de Cañas
- Éxodo 13:22 O, No se apartó
Exodus 13
English Standard Version
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 (A)“Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.”
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
3 Then Moses said to the people, (B)“Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, (C)for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. (D)No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today, in the month of (E)Abib, you are going out. 5 And when the Lord brings you into (F)the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which (G)he swore to your fathers to give you, a land (H)flowing with milk and honey, (I)you shall keep this service in this month. 6 (J)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 for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. 8 (K)You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 And it shall (L)be to you as a sign on your hand and as (M)a memorial (N)between your eyes, that the law of the Lord 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 statute at its appointed time from year to year.
11 “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, (P)as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, 12 (Q)you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord's. 13 (R)Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every (S)firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (T)And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, (U)‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of (V)slavery. 15 For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the (W)Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but (X)all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 (Y)It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for (Z)by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
Pillars of Cloud and Fire
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did (AA)not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people (AB)change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18 But God (AC)led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph[a] had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, (AD)“God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.” 20 And (AE)they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. 21 And (AF)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 13:19 Samaritan, Septuagint; Hebrew he
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