(7) 1 Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying, 2 “Sanctify to me all the firstborn, [a] whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel [God prevails], both of man and of animal. It is mine.”

3 † Ex 13:3 (#4.276): T. Not to eat leaven on the seven days of the Feast of Matzah ·Unleavened Bread· / R. Not to eat hametz ·leaven· nor a mixture containing hametz ·leaven· all seven days of Pesac ·Passover· Moses [Drawn out] said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery], out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Adonai brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today you go out in the month Abib. 5 It shall be, when Adonai shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled], and the Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear], and the Amorite [Descendants of Talkers], and the Hivite [Wicked], and the Jebusite [Descendants of Thresher], which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this aboda ·service· in this month. 6 Seven days you shall eat matzah ·unleavened bread·, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Adonai .”

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; ‡ Ex 13:7 (#4.277): T. Leaven or leavening agents shall not be seen with you during the seven days of the Feast of Matzah ·Unleavened Bread· / R. Not to see hametz ·leaven· in your domain seven days and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall be seen with you, within all your borders. 8 § Ex 13:8 (Ex 13:5-10, 12:25-28) (#4.278): To tell your children and future generations the story of the Exodus from Egypt on the first night of Pesac ·Passover· You shall tell your son in that day, saying, “It is because of that which Adonai did for me when I came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery].” 9 It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Adonai ’s Torah ·Teaching· may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Adonai has brought you out of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. 10 You shall therefore keep this regulation in its season from year to year.

11 “It shall be, when Adonai shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled], as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you, 12 [e] that you shall set apart to Adonai all that opens the womb, and every firstborn [f] which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Adonai ’s. 13 ‡ Ex 13:13 (Ex 13:11-13) (#8.484): To redeem the firstborn donkey by giving a lamb to a Cohen ·Priest· Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; [h] and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons. (Maftir ·Conclusion·) 14 It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Adonai brought us out from Egypt [Abode of slavery], from the house of bondage. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Adonai killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to Adonai all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons [i] I redeem.’ 16 It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Adonai brought us out of Egypt [Abode of slavery].”