Exodus 13:15-17
English Standard Version Anglicised
15 For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the (A)Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but (B)all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 (C)It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for (D)by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
Pillars of Cloud and Fire
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did (E)not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people (F)change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.”
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