⁸ And on that day you will explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

¹⁴ And when your son asks you later on, ‘What does this mean?’ you will tell him, ‘With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of a house of slavery. ¹⁵ When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, the firstborn of human being and beast alike. That is why I sacrifice to the Lord every male that opens the womb, and why I ransom every firstborn of my sons.’

Instruction to Children. ^20 (A)Later on, when your son asks you, “What do these decrees and statutes and ordinances mean?”^(B) which the Lord, our God, has enjoined on you, ^21 (C)you shall say to your son, “We were once slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand^{(D) 22} and wrought before our eyes signs and wonders, great and dire, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and his whole house. ²³ He brought us from there to bring us in and give us the land he had promised on oath to our ancestors.^{(E) 24 (F)}The Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes in fear of the Lord, our God, that we may always have as good a life as we have today. ²⁵ This is our justice before the Lord, our God: to observe carefully this whole commandment he has enjoined on us.”