Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of His hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten.(A) Today, in the month of Abib,[a](B) you are leaving. When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites,[b] which He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey,(C) you must carry out this ritual in this month.(D) For seven days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is to be a festival to the Lord. Unleavened bread is to be eaten for those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, and no yeast may be found among you in all your territory. On that day explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’(E) Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead,[c](F) so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand. 10 Keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 13:4 March–April; called Nisan in the post-exilic period; Neh 2:1; Est 3:7
  2. Exodus 13:5 DSS, Sam, LXX, Syr add Girgashites and Perizzites; Jos 3:10
  3. Exodus 13:9 Lit reminder between your eyes

And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you went out from Egypt, from a house of slaves, because with strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from here, and food with yeast will not be eaten. Today you are going out in the month of Abib. And when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanites[a] and the Hittites[b] and the Amorites[c] and the Hivites[d] and the Jebusites[e]—which he swore to your ancestors[f] to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you will perform this service in this month. Seven days you will eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day will be a feast for Yahweh. Unleavened bread will be eaten the seven days; food with yeast will not be seen for you; and yeast will not be seen for you in all your territory. And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘This is because of what Yahweh did for me when I came out from Egypt.’ And it will be as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes so that the law of Yahweh will be in your mouth, that with a strong hand Yahweh brought you out from Egypt. 10 And you will keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 13:5 Hebrew “Canaanite”
  2. Exodus 13:5 Hebrew “Hittite”
  3. Exodus 13:5 Hebrew “Amorite”
  4. Exodus 13:5 Hebrew “Hivite”
  5. Exodus 13:5 Hebrew “Jebusite”
  6. Exodus 13:5 Or “fathers”
  7. Exodus 13:10 Literally “from days to days”