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Exodus 13:13-15
International Standard Version
Exodus 13:13-15
International Standard Version
13 You are to redeem every firstborn donkey[a] with a lamb, and if you don’t redeem it, you are to break its neck. You are to redeem every firstborn[b] among your sons. 14 Then when your child asks you in the future, ‘What is this?’, you are to say to him, ‘The Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of bondage with a strong show of force.[c] 15 And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of humans to the firstborn of animals. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord every male that first opens the womb, but I redeem every firstborn of my sons.
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- Exodus 13:13 Lit. Whatever first opens the womb
- Exodus 13:13 Lit. firstborn of man
- Exodus 13:14 Lit. strong hand
Exodus 13:13-15
New International Version
Exodus 13:13-15
New International Version
13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(A) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(B) Redeem(C) every firstborn among your sons.(D)
14 “In days to come, when your son(E) 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.(F) 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’(G)
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