Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of thismonththeyshalltake to themevery man a lamb, according to the house of theirfathers, a lamb for an house:
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbournextunto his housetake it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eatingshallmakeyourcount for the lamb.
And thusshall ye eat it; withyourloinsgirded, yourshoes on yourfeet, and yourstaff in yourhand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’Spassover.
For I willpassthrough the land of Egyptthisnight, and willsmite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I willexecutejudgment: I am the LORD.
And the bloodshall be to you for a tokenupon the houseswhere ye are: and when I see the blood, I willpassover you, and the plagueshall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shallkeep it a feast to the LORDthroughoutyourgenerations; ye shallkeep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Sevendaysshall ye eat unleavenedbread; even the first day ye shall put awayleaven out of yourhouses: for whosoevereatethleavenedbreadfrom the first day until the seventh day, thatsoulshall be cut off fromIsrael.
And in the first day thereshall be an holyconvocation, and in the seventh day thereshall be an holyconvocation to you; no manner of workshall be done in them, savethatwhichevery man must eat, thatonly may be done of you.
And ye shallobserve the feast of unleavenedbread; for in thisselfsame day have I broughtyourarmies out of the land of Egypt: thereforeshall ye observethis day in yourgenerations by an ordinance for ever.
Sevendaysshallthere be no leavenfound in yourhouses: for whosoevereateththatwhich is leavened, eventhatsoulshall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
And ye shalltake a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the bloodthat is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two sidepostswith the bloodthat is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his houseuntil the morning.
For the LORDwillpassthrough to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the bloodupon the lintel, and on the two sideposts, the LORDwillpassover the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in untoyourhouses to smite you.
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’Spassover, who passedover the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the peoplebowed the head and worshipped.
And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORDsmote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaohthat sat on his throneunto the firstborn of the captivethat was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
And Pharaohrose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a housewherethere was not one dead.
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forthfromamong my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye havesaid.
And theybakedunleavenedcakes of the doughwhichtheybroughtforth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; becausetheywerethrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had theyprepared for themselves any victual.
And it came to pass at the end of the fourhundred and thirtyyears, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORDwent out from the land of Egypt.
It is a night to be muchobservedunto the LORD for bringingthem out from the land of Egypt: this is thatnight of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in theirgenerations.
And when a strangershallsojournwiththee, and willkeep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him comenear and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcisedpersonshall eat thereof.