Exodus 13:1-4

Contemporary English Version

Dedication of the First-Born

13 The Lord said to Moses, ^2 (A) “Dedicate to me the first-born son of every family and the first-born males of your flocks and herds. These belong to me.”

The Festival of Thin Bread

^3-4 Moses said to the people:

Remember this day in the month of Abib.^[a] It is the day when the Lord's mighty power rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. Do not eat anything made with yeast.