Exodus 13:1

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Israel has just left Egypt after the Passover night. This short verse introduces a new word from the Lord to Moses, and what follows is the command to set apart every firstborn in Israel, human and animal, as belonging to God.

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Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
Luke 2:22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD said to Moses,

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to Moses,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y JEHOVÁ habló á Moisés, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor le ordenó a Moisés:

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Exodus 13:1

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