Berean Standard Bible

““This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.”

Exodus 12:2

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Just before the last plague falls on Egypt, God gives instructions for the Passover and reorders the calendar. The Israelites are still slaves, but the Lord is about to set them free.

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Exodus 12:14And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.

World English Bible (WEB)

“This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.

King James Version (KJV)

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

American Standard Version (ASV)

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let this month be to you the first of months, the first month of the year.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Este mes os será principio de los meses; será este para vosotros el primero en los meses del año.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«De ahora en adelante, este mes será el primero y el más importante del año judío.

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Exodus 12:2

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