18 “Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. You are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib,[a] as I commanded you, for you came out of Egypt in the month of Abib.(A)

19 “The firstborn(B) male from every womb belongs to me, including all your male[b][c] livestock, the firstborn of cattle or sheep. 20 You may redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(C) You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before me empty-handed.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:18 March–April; called Nisan in the post-exilic period; Neh 2:1; Est 3:7
  2. 34:19 LXX, Theod, Vg, Tg read males
  3. 34:19 Hb obscure

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