Exodus 13:1-16

ADONAI spoke to Moses saying, “Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, from every womb of Bnei-Yisrael, both men and animals—this is Mine.” Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, on which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage. For by a strong hand ADONAI brought you out from this place. No hametz may be eaten. This day, in the month of Aviv, you are going out. When ADONAI brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you are to observe this service during this month. For seven days you are to eat matzah , and the seventh day is to be a feast to ADONAI. Matzot is to be eaten throughout the seven days, and no hametz is to be seen among you, nor within any of your borders. “You are to tell your son on that day saying, ‘It is because of what ADONAI did for me when I came out of Egypt. So it will be like a sign on your hand and a reminder between your eyes, so that the Torah of ADONAI may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand ADONAI has brought you out of Egypt. You are to keep this ordinance as a moed from year to year. “Now when ADONAI brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to you and your fathers and gives it you, you are to set apart to ADONAI every firstborn from the womb, and every firstborn male animal you have will be ADONAI’s. Every firstborn donkey you are to redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you are to break its neck. But you are to redeem every firstborn male among your sons. “So when your son asks you in times to come, ‘What is this?’ say to him, ‘By a strong hand ADONAI brought us out from Egypt, the house of bondage, and when Pharaoh refused to let us go, ADONAI slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both men and animals. So I sacrifice to ADONAI all firstborn males, but I redeem the firstborn of my sons.’ So it will be like a sign on your hand and like frontlets between your eyes, for by a strong hand ADONAI brought us out of Egypt.”