Geneva BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. The Dedication of the Firstborn

   (Deuteronomy 15:19–23)

2. 1GNVAnd the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
3. 2GNVSanctifie vnto me all the first borne: that is, euery one that first openeth the wombe among the children of Israel, as well of man as of beast: for it is mine.BSBBSB: “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
4. 3GNVThen Moses sayd vnto the people, Remember this day in the which ye came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage: for by a mightie hande the Lord brought you out from thence: therefore no leauened bread shall bee eaten.BSBBSB: 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.
5. 4GNVThis day come yee out in the moneth of Abib.BSBBSB: Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.
6. 5GNVNow when the Lord hath brought thee into the land of the Canaanites, and Hittites, and Amorites, and Hiuites, and Iebusites (which he sware vnto thy fathers, that he woulde giue thee, a land flowing with milke and honie) then thou shalt keepe this seruice in this moneth.BSBBSB: 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.
7. 6GNVSeuen dayes shalt thou eate vnleauened bread, and the seuenth day shall be the feast of the Lord.BSBBSB: For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
8. 7GNVVnleauened bread shall bee eaten seuen dayes, and there shall no leauened bread be seene with thee, nor yet leauen be seene with thee in all thy quarters.BSBBSB: 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.
9. 8GNVAnd thou shalt shew thy sonne in that day, saying, This is done, because of that which the Lord did vnto me, when I came out of Egypt.BSBBSB: 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.’
10. 9GNVAnd it shalbe a signe vnto thee vpon thine hande, and for a remembrance betweene thine eyes, that the Lawe of the Lord may be in thy mouth: for by a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.BSBBSB: 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.
11. 10GNVKeepe therefore this ordinance in his season appoynted from yeere to yeere.BSBBSB: Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.
12. 11GNVAnd when the Lord shall bring thee into the lande of the Canaanites, as hee sware vnto thee and to thy fathers, and shall giue it thee,BSBBSB: 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,
13. 12GNVThen thou shalt set apart vnto the Lord all that first openeth the wombe: also euery thing that first doeth open the wombe, and commeth forth of thy beast: the males shalbe the Lordes.BSBBSB: you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
14. 13GNVBut euery first foale of an asse, thou shalt redeeme with a lambe: and if thou redeeme him not, then thou shalt breake his necke: likewise all the first borne of man among thy sonnes shalt thou bye out.BSBBSB: 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.
15. 14GNVAnd when thy sonne shall aske thee to morowe, saying, What is this? thou shalt then say vnto him, With a mightie hande the Lord brought vs out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.BSBBSB: 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.
16. 15GNVFor when Pharaoh was harde hearted against our departing, the Lord then slewe all the first borne in the lande of Egypt: from the first borne of man euen to the first borne of beast: therefore I sacrifice vnto the Lord all the males that first open the wombe, but all the first borne of my sonnes I redeeme.BSBBSB: 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.’
17. 16GNVAnd it shalbe as a token vpon thine hand, and as frontlets betweene thine eyes, that the Lord brought vs out of Egypt by a mightie hande.BSBBSB: 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.”

18. The Pillars of Cloud and Fire

19. 17GNVNowe when Pharaoh had let the people go, God caried them not by the way of the Philistims countrey, though it were neerer: (for God sayd, Lest the people repent whe they see warre, and turne againe to Egypt)BSBBSB: 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.”
20. 18GNVBut God made the people to go about by the way of the wildernesse of the red sea: and the children of Israel went vp armed out of the land of Egypt.BSBBSB: 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.
21. 19GNV(And Moses tooke the bones of Ioseph with him: for he had made the children of Israel sweare, saying, God will surely visite you, and ye shall take my bones away hence with you)BSBBSB: 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.”
22. 20GNVSo they tooke their iourney from Succoth, and camped in Etham in the edge of the wildernesse.BSBBSB: They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
23. 21GNVAnd the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloude to leade them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to giue them light, that they might go both by day and by night.BSBBSB: 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.
24. 22GNVHe tooke not away the pillar of ye cloude by day, nor the pillar of fire by night from before the people.BSBBSB: Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.