Exodus 13

1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

The Lord told Moses,

2 to consecrate: dedicate to/for me all firstborn firstborn all womb in/on/with son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with man and in/on/with animal to/for me he/she/it

“Every firstborn male is to be dedicated to me. The firstborn from every Israelite family belongs to me, and also every firstborn animal.”

3 and to say Moses to(wards) [the] people to remember [obj] [the] day [the] this which to come out: come from Egypt from house: household servant/slave for in/on/with strength hand: power to come out: send LORD [obj] you from this and not to eat leaven

So Moses told the people, “Remember this is the day you left Egypt, the land of your slavery, for the Lord led you out of it by his amazing power. (Nothing with yeast in it shall be eaten.)

4 [the] day you(m. p.) to come out: come in/on/with month [the] Abib

Today you are on your way, this day in the month of Abib.

5 and to be for to come (in): bring you LORD to(wards) land: country/planet [the] Canaanite and [the] Hittite and [the] Amorite and [the] Hivite and [the] Jebusite which to swear to/for father your to/for to give: give to/for you land: country/planet to flow: flowing milk and honey and to serve: minister [obj] [the] service [the] this in/on/with month [the] this

The Lord is going to take you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, the land he promised your forefathers he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey. So you are to observe this ceremony in this month.

6 seven day to eat unleavened bread and in/on/with day [the] seventh feast to/for LORD

For seven days you are to only eat bread without yeast, and on the seventh day hold a religious festival to honor the Lord.

7 unleavened bread to eat [obj] seven [the] day and not to see: see to/for you leaven and not to see: see to/for you leaven in/on/with all border: area your

Only bread without yeast is to be eaten during those seven days. You are not to have any yeast, in fact there is to be no yeast in any place where you live.

8 and to tell to/for son: child your in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to/for to say in/on/with for the sake of this to make: do LORD to/for me in/on/with to come out: come I from Egypt

On that day tell your children, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I left Egypt.’

9 and to be to/for you to/for sign: indicator upon hand your and to/for memorial between eye your because to be instruction LORD in/on/with lip your for in/on/with hand: power strong to come out: send you LORD from Egypt

When you celebrate this ceremony it will be like a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes that this teaching of the Lord should be spoken about regularly. For the Lord led you out of Egypt with his great power.

10 and to keep: obey [obj] [the] statute [the] this to/for meeting: time appointed her from day: year day: year [to]

That's why you are to observe this ceremony at the proper time every year.

11 and to be for to come (in): bring you LORD to(wards) land: country/planet [the] Canaanite like/as as which to swear to/for you and to/for father your and to give: give her to/for you

Once the Lord takes you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as he promised you and your forefathers,

12 and to pass: bring all firstborn womb to/for LORD and all firstborn offspring animal which to be to/for you [the] male to/for LORD

you are to present to the Lord all firstborn males, human or animal. The firstborn males of your livestock all belong to the Lord.

13 and all firstborn donkey to ransom in/on/with sheep and if not to ransom and to break the neck him and all firstborn man in/on/with son: child your to ransom

You must buy back every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you don't do so, you have to break its neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons.

14 and to be for to ask you son: child your tomorrow to/for to say what? this and to say to(wards) him in/on/with strength hand: power to come out: send us LORD from Egypt from house: home servant/slave

When in the future your children come to you and ask, ‘Why is this ceremony important to you?’ you are to tell them, ‘The Lord led us out of Egypt, the land of our slavery, by his amazing power.

15 and to be for to harden Pharaoh to/for to send: let go us and to kill LORD all firstborn in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt from firstborn man and till firstborn animal upon so I to sacrifice to/for LORD all firstborn womb [the] male and all firstborn son: child my to ransom

Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us leave, so the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human and animal. That's the reason why I sacrifice to the Lord the firstborn male of every animal, and I buy back all the firstborn of my sons.’

16 and to be to/for sign: indicator upon hand your and to/for phylacteries between eye your for in/on/with strength hand: power to come out: send us LORD from Egypt

In this way it will be like a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes, for the Lord led us out of Egypt by his amazing power.”

17 and to be in/on/with to send: let go Pharaoh [obj] [the] people and not to lead them God way: road land: country/planet Philistine for near he/she/it for to say God lest to be sorry: relent [the] people in/on/with to see: see they battle and to return: return Egypt [to]

When Pharaoh let the Israelites leave, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, even though that was a shorter way. For God said, “If they are forced to fight, they might change their minds and go back to Egypt.”

18 and to turn: turn God [obj] [the] people way: road [the] wilderness sea Red (Sea) and armed to ascend: rise son: descendant/people Israel from land: country/planet Egypt

So God led the people by the longer way through the desert towards the Red Sea. When the Israelites left the land of Egypt they were like an army ready for battle.

19 and to take: take Moses [obj] bone Joseph with him for to swear to swear [obj] son: child Israel to/for to say to reckon: visit to reckon: visit God [obj] you and to ascend: establish [obj] bone my from this with you

Moses carried Joseph's bones with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn promise, saying, “God will definitely take care of you, and then you must take my bones with you when you leave here.”

20 and to set out from Succoth and to camp in/on/with Etham in/on/with end [the] wilderness

They traveled on from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

21 and LORD to go: went to/for face: before their by day in/on/with pillar cloud to/for to lead them [the] way: journey and night in/on/with pillar fire to/for to light to/for them to/for to go: walk by day and night

The Lord went ahead of them as a pillar of cloud to show them the way during the day, and as a pillar of fire to provide them with light at night. Like this they could travel by day or night.

22 not to remove pillar [the] cloud by day and pillar [the] fire night to/for face: before [the] people

The pillar of cloud during the day and the pillar of fire at night were always in front of the people.