22 verses
1ForeverOne spoke to Moses, saying, 2"Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine." 3Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for by strength of hand ForeverOne brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
4Today you go out in the month Abib.
5When ForeverOne brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month.
6Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to ForeverOne.
7Unleavened bread must be eaten throughout the seven days; leavened bread mustn't be seen with you. Let no yeast be seen with you, within all your borders.
8You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of what ForeverOne did for me when I came here out of Egypt.' 9It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of ForeverOne may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand ForeverOne has brought you out of Egypt.
10You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
11"When ForeverOne brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you, 12you shall set apart to ForeverOne all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be ForeverOne's.
13Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.
14When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand ForeverOne brought us out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; 15and when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, ForeverOne killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to ForeverOne all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' 16It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand ForeverOne brought us out out of Egypt." 17When Pharaoh had let the people go God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;" 18but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.
19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you." 20They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
21ForeverOne went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night: 22the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn't depart from before the people.
