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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You shall observe this rite as an ordinance for you and for your sons for ever.
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And when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service.
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And when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?'
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you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he slew the Egyptians but spared our houses.'" And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
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Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
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