Exodus 13:11-16 (New International Version)
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"After the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites1 and gives it to you, as he promised on oath2 to you and your forefathers,3
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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.4
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Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,5 but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.6 Redeem7 every firstborn among your sons.8
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"In days to come, when your son9 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.10
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When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both man and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.'11
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And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead12 that the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand."
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