Exodus 13:11

11 “This is what you must do when the LORD fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live,

Exodus 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 13:11

And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land
of the Canaanites
Put for all the rest of the nations: as he sware unto thee, and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee;
to them as they were in their loins, and from thence might certainly conclude it would be given them.

Exodus 13:11 In-Context

9 This annual festival will be a visible sign to you, like a mark branded on your hand or your forehead. Let it remind you always to recite this teaching of the LORD : ‘With a strong hand, the LORD rescued you from Egypt.’

10 So observe the decree of this festival at the appointed time each year.

11 “This is what you must do when the LORD fulfills the promise he swore to you and to your ancestors. When he gives you the land where the Canaanites now live,

12 you must present all firstborn sons and firstborn male animals to the LORD, for they belong to him.

13 A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the LORD by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son.