Exodus 13:1

Consecration of the Firstborn

1 The LORD said to Moses,

Exodus 13:1 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 13:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
When he and the Israelites were at Succoth: saying;
as follows.

Exodus 13:1 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses,

2 "Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine."

3 Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out.

5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month.