Exodus
Chapter 13
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1God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. spoke to Moses,
2“Set apart for me every firstborn, the opener of every womb among the sons of Israel, of human and of animal. It is mine.”
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Qaddesh is “set apart.” Peter rechem is the one that opens the womb. “Firstborn” alone would drop the womb phrase, so both are printed.
3Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, when you came out of Egypt, out of a slave house, because with strength of hand God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brought you out of here. Nothing leavened shall be eaten.
4Today you are going out, in the month of Aviv.
5When God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land oozing milk and honey, you shall do this service in this month.
6Seven days you shall eat Made without yeast, so the bread stays flat. bread, and on the seventh day a feast to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary..
7Made without yeast, so the bread stays flat. bread shall be eaten through the seven days. No leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you, in all your territory.
8You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of this that God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. did it for me when I came out of Egypt.’
9It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial between your eyes, so that God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.’s instruction is in your mouth, because with a strong hand God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brought you out of Egypt.
10You shall keep this A rule that is meant to last. at its appointed time, from days to days.
11When God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brings you to the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,
12you shall pass over to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. every opener of the womb, and every opener of the animal’s offspring that you have. The males are God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary.’s.
13Every firstborn of a donkey you shall To buy a person, an animal, or land back. with a lamb. If you do not To buy a person, an animal, or land back. it, you shall break its neck. And every firstborn human among your sons you shall To buy a person, an animal, or land back..
14When your son asks you tomorrow, ‘What is this?’ you shall say to him, ‘With strength of hand God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brought us out of Egypt, out of a slave house.
15When Pharaoh made it hard to send us away, God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of humans to the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. every male that opens the womb, and every firstborn of my sons I To buy a person, an animal, or land back..’
16It shall be a sign on your hand and bands between your eyes, because with strength of hand God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. brought us out of Egypt.”
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Totafot are bands, or frontlets, between the eyes. The Hebrew does not describe the object. Later boxes worn in prayer are not read back into the line.
17When Pharaoh sent the people away, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, though it was near, because God said, “The people might regret it when they see war, and return to Egypt.”
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Yinnachem is regret, a change of heart. The same verb is used when a person turns back from a choice. “The people might regret it” is printed.
18God turned the people to the wilderness road of the Sea of Reeds. The sons of Israel went up armed from the land of Egypt.
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Chamushim is printed “armed.” “In ranks of five” is the live alternative. The Hebrew does not settle it.
19Moses took Joseph’s bones with him, because he had made the sons of Israel swear, he had made them swear, saying, “God will attend, he will attend to you, and you shall bring my bones up from here with you.”
20They journeyed from Succoth and camped at Etham, at the edge of the wilderness.
21God’s own name. The Hebrew writes YHWH. See the glossary. went before them by day in a column of cloud, to lead them on the way, and by night in a column of fire, to give them light, so they could go by day and by night.
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Ammud is a column, a standing pillar of cloud or of fire.
22The column of cloud by day, and the column of fire by night, did not leave its place before the people.