And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, what mean ye by this service? ] Of killing and roasting a lamb, and eating it with bitter herbs, and of abstaining from leavened bread.
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And you are to keep this as an order to you and to your sons for ever.
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And when you come into the land which the Lord will make yours, as he gave his word, you are to keep this act of worship.
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And when your children say to you, What is the reason of this act of worship?
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Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.
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And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did.
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