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Exodus 13:1-2
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Exodus 13:1-2
Evangelical Heritage Version
Instructions for Remembering the Passover
13 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Set apart all the firstborn for me, the firstborn of every mother[a] among the Israelites, both people and animals. The firstborn belongs to me.”
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- Exodus 13:2 Literally the opener of every womb. Jewish tradition, however, focuses more on the firstborn sons of fathers. This verse seems to be a general statement of a principle, for which details are given later. It is not clear how the principle was to be applied to flocks.
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