Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 13

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Exodus 13 . 1 , The firstborn are sanctified to God; Exodus 13 . 3 , The memorial of the passover is commanded; Exodus 13 . 11 , The firstlings of man and beast are set apart; Exodus 13 . 17 , The Israelites go out of Egypt , and carry Joseph’s bones with them; Exodus 13 . 20 , They come to Etham; Exodus 13 . 21 , God guides them by a pillar of a cloud , and a pillar of fire.

Exodus 13:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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Exodus 13:2

"Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast."

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The word kadash is to consecrate , separate , and set apart a person or thing from all common or secular purposes to some religious use; and exactly answers to the Greek בדיבזש , from ב , privative , and דח , the earth; because everything offered or consecrated to God was separated from all earthly uses

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Exodus 13:3

So Moses told the people, "Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

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bondage Heb. servants

Exodus 13:4

Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.

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Exodus 13:5

And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.

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Exodus 13:6

For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

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Exodus 13:7

Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.

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Exodus 13:8

And on that day you are to explain to your son, 'This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

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Exodus 13:9

It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

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This expression , says Michaelis , alludes to the custom of the Orientals , of burning in their right hand all kinds of marks with the ashes of henna , which gives an indelible colour; and this is done even to this day. They were likewise accustomed to write all kinds of sayings , and frequently superstitious words , on slips or pieces of linen , which they wore as ornaments on their foreheads

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Exodus 13:10

Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

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Exodus 13:11

And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

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Exodus 13:12

you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

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set apart Heb. cause to pass over

Exodus 13:13

You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

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or , kid

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Exodus 13:14

In the future, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' you are to tell him, 'With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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Heb. tomorrow

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Exodus 13:15

And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.'

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Exodus 13:16

So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

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Exodus 13:17

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, "If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."

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Exodus 13:18

So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

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or , by five in a rank

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Exodus 13:19

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, "God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place."

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Exodus 13:20

They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

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Exodus 13:21

And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

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Exodus 13:22

Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web20 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Luke 2:22-23 → Exodus 13:1
Allusions Acts 2:30 → Exodus 13:19, 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 → Exodus 13:21-22, Numbers 18:15 → Exodus 13:12, Numbers 18:15-18 → Exodus 13:12-13, Numbers 3:11 → Exodus 13:12, Numbers 3:11 → Exodus 13:2, Numbers 3:11-13 → Exodus 13:12, Numbers 3:11-13 → Exodus 13:2, Nehemiah 10:36 → Exodus 13:12, Nehemiah 10:36 → Exodus 13:12-13
Echoes Acts 19:9 → Exodus 13:15
Trajectories
Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), First-Born Redemption (Consecration to God), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), Levites (Substitutionary Service), Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection), Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)
Chiasms
Shaped Exodus 13:1–16, Exodus 13:17–22
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