12 (A)you shall [a]devote to the Lord the first [b]offspring of every womb, and [c]the first offspring of every beast that you own; the males belong to the Lord. 13 But (B)every first [d]offspring of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and (C)every firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (D)And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘(E)With a [e]powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of [f]slavery.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 13:12 Lit cause to pass over
  2. Exodus 13:12 Lit opening
  3. Exodus 13:12 Lit every issue the offspring of a beast
  4. Exodus 13:13 Lit opening
  5. Exodus 13:14 Lit strength of hand
  6. Exodus 13:14 Lit slaves