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Exodus 12:26
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Exodus 12:26
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26 (A)And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
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Exodus 12:26
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Exodus 12:26
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26 And when your children(A) ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
Exodus 12:26
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Exodus 12:26
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26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
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Exodus 12:27
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Exodus 12:27
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27 that you shall say, (A)‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people (B)bowed their heads and worshiped.
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Exodus 12:27
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Exodus 12:27
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27 then tell them, ‘It is the Passover(A) sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’”(B) Then the people bowed down and worshiped.(C)
Exodus 12:27
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Exodus 12:27
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27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
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Exodus 13:8-14
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Exodus 13:8-14
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8 And you shall (A)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 (B)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 (C)You shall therefore keep this [a]ordinance in its season from year to year.
The Law of the Firstborn
11 “And it shall be, when the Lord (D)brings you into the land of the (E)Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you, 12 (F)that you shall [b]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 (G)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 (H)you shall redeem. 14 (I)So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall say to him, (J)‘By strength of hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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- Exodus 13:10 regulation
- Exodus 13:12 Lit. cause to pass over
Exodus 13:8-14
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Exodus 13:8-14
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8 On that day tell your son,(A) ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand(B) and a reminder on your forehead(C) that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.(D) 10 You must keep this ordinance(E) at the appointed time(F) year after year.
11 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites(G) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath(H) to you and your ancestors,(I) 12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(J) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(K) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(L) Redeem(M) every firstborn among your sons.(N)
14 “In days to come, when your son(O) asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.(P)
Exodus 13:8-14
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Exodus 13:8-14
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8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
11 And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,
12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord's.
13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
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Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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5 And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was (A)a [a]Syrian, (B)about to perish, and (C)he went down to Egypt and [b]dwelt there, (D)few in number; and there he became a nation, (E)great, mighty, and populous. 6 But the (F)Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. 7 (G)Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. 8 So (H)the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, (I)with great terror and with signs and wonders. 9 He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, (J)“a land flowing with milk and honey”;
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- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or Aramean
- Deuteronomy 26:5 As a resident alien
Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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5 Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering(A) Aramean,(B) and he went down into Egypt with a few people(C) and lived there and became a great nation,(D) powerful and numerous. 6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer,(E) subjecting us to harsh labor.(F) 7 Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice(G) and saw(H) our misery,(I) toil and oppression.(J) 8 So the Lord brought us out of Egypt(K) with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,(L) with great terror and with signs and wonders.(M) 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;(N)
Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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Deuteronomy 26:5-9
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5 And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
7 And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
8 And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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