12 (A)you shall [a]devote to the Lord every firstborn of a womb, and every firstborn offspring of an animal that you own; the males belong to the Lord. 13 But (B)every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and (C)every [b]firstborn among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (D)And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘(E)With [c]a powerful hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of [d]slavery.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 13:12 Lit cause to pass over
  2. Exodus 13:13 Lit firstborn of a human
  3. Exodus 13:14 Lit strength of hand
  4. Exodus 13:14 Lit slaves

12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(A) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(B) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(C) Redeem(D) every firstborn among your sons.(E)

14 “In days to come, when your son(F) asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.(G)

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