Exodus 13:11–16 — Offering up the oldest children

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Exo 13:11–16

13:11 Offering up the oldest children

11 Later, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Kena’anim (Canaanites) as he promised to you and your ancestors, and he gives it to you, 12 then hand over to Yahweh all your oldest sons, and all the oldest, male animal offspring that are yours. They will then belong to Yahweh.[ref] 13 In the case of the oldest donkey foal, you must buy it back by killing a lamb instead of it. If you don’t buy it back, you must kill the donkey by breaking its neck. You must buy back every one of your oldest sons, 14 and in the future when your son asks you, ‘What’s that about?’ then you must tell him, ‘We were enslaved in Mitsrayim (Egypt) , but Yahweh used his incredible power to bring us out. 15 And so it was that when Par’oh (Pharaoh) was too stubborn to let us go, then Yahweh struck all of the oldest sons and oldest male animals in Mitsrayim. That’s why we offer all the oldest offspring to Yahweh, and why we need to buy back all our oldest sons.’ 16 So you must place a reminder on your hand and hanging on your forehead that Yahweh used his incredible power to bring us out of Mitsrayim.”

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11 And_it _was if/because he_will _bring _you YHWH into the _land _of the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] just_as he _swore to/for_yourself(m) and_to_ancestors _of_your and_he_will _give _it to/for_you(fs).

12 And_you _will _dedicate every _of firstborn _of a _womb to_YHWH and_all firstborn _of the_young _of cattle which it _will _belong to/for_yourself(m) the_males to/for_YHWH.

13 And_all firstborn _of a _donkey you _will _redeem with_a _sheep and_if not you _will _redeem_it and_you_will _break _its _neck and_all/each/any/every firstborn _of humankind among_sons _of_your you _will _redeem.

14 And_it _was if/because he_will _ask _you son _of_your in _future _time to_say what is_this and_you _will _say to_him/it by_strength _of hand he_brought _us _out YHWH from_Miʦrayim from_a _house _of slaves.

15 And_he/it _was if/because Parˊoh he _made _stubborn to_let_us _go and_ YHWH _he _killed every _of firstborn in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) from_the_firstborn _of humankind and_unto the_firstborn _of livestock therefore yes/correct/thus/so I am_sacrificing to/for_YHWH every _of firstborn _of a _womb the_males and_all (the)_firstborn _of my _sons _of_my I _redeem.

16 And_it _was (into)_a_sign on hand _of_your and_(into)_marks between eyes _of_your if/because by_strength _of hand he_brought _us _out YHWH from_Miʦrayim.

13:12: Exo 34:19-20; Luk 2:23.

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Offering up the oldest children

Exo 13:11–16

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