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(He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.) <a href="/esv/exodus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when the LORD 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 shall keep this service in this month. <a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/exodus/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it shall be when the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall perform this rite in this month. <a href="/nasb/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It shall be when the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall observe this rite in this month. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And it shall be when the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall observe this rite in this month. <a href="/lsb/exodus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it shall be when Yahweh brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall do this service in this month. <a href="/amp/exodus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And it shall be when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land [of abundance] flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep and observe this rite (service) in this month. <a href="/csb/exodus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which he swore to your ancestors that he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you must carry out this ceremony in this month. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you must carry out this ritual in this month. <a href="/asv/exodus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. <a href="/cev/exodus/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD promised your ancestors that he would bring you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. It is a land rich with milk and honey. Each year during the month of Abib, celebrate these events in the following way: <a href="/erv/exodus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. <a href="/gwt/exodus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD swore to your ancestors that he would give you the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. When he brings you into that land flowing with milk and honey, you must observe this ceremony in this month. <a href="/gnt/exodus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD solemnly promised your ancestors to give you the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. When he brings you into that rich and fertile land, you must celebrate this festival in the first month of every year. <a href="/isv/exodus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your ancestors to give you—a land flowing with milk and honey—you are to observe this ritual in this month. <a href="/msb/exodus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/exodus/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When the LORD brings you to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, then you will keep this ceremony in this month. <a href="/nheb/exodus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall be, when the LORD your God shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. <a href="/wbt/exodus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey; that thou shalt keep this service in this month. <a href="/web/exodus/13.htm">World English Bible</a> It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He has sworn to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you have done this service in this month. <a href="/ylt/exodus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And it hath been, when Jehovah bringeth thee in unto the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou hast done this service in this month. <a href="/slt/exodus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was when Jehovah shall bring thee forth to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware to thy fathers to give to thee, a land flowing with milk and honey; and do thou this service in this month.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the Lord shall have brought thee into the land of the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to thy fathers that he would give thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey, thou shalt celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers that he would give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month. <a href="/nabre/exodus/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, when the LORD, your God, has brought you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perrizites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will perform the following service in this month. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this observance in this month.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and the Perizzites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, therefore you shall keep this service in this month. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it will be when LORD JEHOVAH will bring you to the land of the Canaanites and of Khethites, and of Amorites, and of Khivites, and of Yebusites, and of Perezites, as he swore to your fathers to give to you the land that flows milk and honey, do this service in this month.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. <a href="/sep/exodus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Evites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites, and Pherezites, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt perform this service in this month. <a href="/parallel/exodus/13-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3204" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">The Dedication of the Firstborn</a> …4Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. 5<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">you into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">of the Canaanites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: wə·ha·ḥit·tî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">Hittites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">Amorites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2340.htm" title="2340: wə·ha·ḥiw·wî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps from chavvah; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine.">Hivites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: wə·hay·ḇū·sî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">and Jebusites—</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">He swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">that He would give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">you shall keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">service</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month.</a> 6For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Joshua 1:11</a> “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’” <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a> If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— <a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Deuteronomy 11:23-25</a> then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you. / Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea. / No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you. <a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">Joshua 23:13</a> know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-44.htm">Psalm 105:44</a> He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a> He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-15</a> When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” / And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall be when the LORD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.shall bring<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.<a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11</a> Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … sware<a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.<a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Exodus 33:1</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… a land<a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Exodus 3:17</a> And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.thou shalt keep<a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Exodus 12:25,26</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/exodus/6-15.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Ceremony</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Jeb'usites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/exodus/13-4.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Service</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Swore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Ceremony</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Jeb'usites</a> <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Service</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Swore</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 13</div>1. <a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">The firstborn are sanctified to God</a> 3. <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">The memorial of the Passover is commanded</a> 11. <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">The firstborn of man and beast are set apart</a> 17. <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">They come to Etham</a> 21. <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of these specific groups highlights the diverse inhabitants of Canaan at the time. Historically, these tribes were known for their fortified cities and advanced cultures. Theologically, the conquest of these peoples symbolizes God's judgment on their idolatry and immorality, as well as His faithfulness to Israel. The presence of these nations also sets the stage for Israel's future challenges in maintaining purity and faithfulness to God amidst pagan influences.the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, This part emphasizes the covenantal promise God made to the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It underscores God's faithfulness and the certainty of His promises. The land is not just a geographical location but a tangible sign of God's enduring covenant. This promise is reiterated throughout Genesis (e.g., <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21) and serves as a foundation for Israel's identity and hope.a land flowing with milk and honey— This description paints a picture of abundance and prosperity. "Milk and honey" symbolize fertility and the richness of the land, indicating that it is a place where the Israelites can thrive. This phrase is used multiple times in the Pentateuch to describe the Promised Land (e.g., <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a>). It contrasts with the Israelites' experience in Egypt and the wilderness, highlighting the blessings awaiting them.you shall keep this service in this month. The "service" refers to the observance of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which commemorate Israel's deliverance from Egypt. This command underscores the importance of remembering God's salvation and maintaining a distinct identity as His people. The timing "in this month" refers to the month of Abib (later called Nisan), marking the beginning of the religious calendar for Israel. This observance is a perpetual reminder of God's mighty acts and a call to faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to bring His people into the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_canaanites,_hittites,_amorites,_hivites,_and_jebusites.htm">The Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites</a> The inhabitants of the land promised to the Israelites, representing the challenges and opposition they would face. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> A land described as "flowing with milk and honey," symbolizing abundance and God's provision. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a> Refers to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to whom God originally made the promise of the land. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_service.htm">The Service</a> The observance of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which commemorates God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Trust in God's promises, as He is faithful to fulfill what He has sworn to His people. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a> Reflect on the spiritual inheritance we have in Christ, which parallels the physical inheritance of the Promised Land. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_remembrance.htm">Obedience and Remembrance</a> Emphasize the importance of obedience to God's commands and the remembrance of His past deliverance. <a href="/topical/f/facing_opposition.htm">Facing Opposition</a> Recognize that entering into God's promises may involve facing challenges and opposition, just as the Israelites faced the inhabitants of the land. <a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a> Encourage the teaching of God's faithfulness and commands to the next generation, ensuring the continuity of faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 13</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_bible's_non-israelites.htm">Who are the non-Israelites mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_16_3_say_jerusalem's_ancestry_is_amorite_and_hittite.htm">How can Ezekiel 16:3 claim Jerusalem's ancestry is Amorite and Hittite when historical records emphasize Israel's descent from Abraham?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_displace_nations_for_israel.htm">In Exodus 23:23-31, why would a just God command the displacement of entire nations for Israel's sake?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_jebusites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Jebusites in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The Canaanites, and the Hittites . . . --The full number of the Canaanitish nations was seven, five of which are here enumerated. The other two were the Perizzites and the Girgashites, which seem to have been the least important. The most important were the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites; and these are consequently almost always placed first. At the time of the Exodus, and for many centuries afterwards, the actually most powerful nation would seem to have been that of the Hittites. (See <a href="/joshua/1-4.htm" title="From the wilderness and this Lebanon even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.">Joshua 1:4</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-29.htm" title="And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.">1Kings 10:29</a>; <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm" title="For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, See, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.">2Kings 7:6</a>; and compare the Egyptian and Assyrian remains passim.)A land flowing with milk and honey.--See Note on <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm" title="And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.">Exodus 3:8</a>.Thou shalt keep this service.--Kalisch concludes from this verse, and from <a href="/exodus/12-25.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, when you be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.">Exodus 12:25</a>, that there was no obligation upon the Israelites to keep the Passover until they obtained possession of Canaan. He holds that two Passovers only were celebrated before that event--one by Moses in the wilderness of Sinai (<a href="/context/numbers/9-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,">Numbers 9:1-5</a>), and the other by Joshua at Gilgal, in the plain of Jericho (<a href="/context/joshua/5-10.htm" title="And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.">Joshua 5:10-11</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - The land of the Canaanites, etc. Compare <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8, 17</a>. The six nations of these passages are reduced here to five by the omission of the Perizzites, one of the less important tribes. Which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. See <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7</a>; and compare the comment on Exodus 6:8. That thou shalt keep this service. This injunction had been already given (<a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Exodus 12:25</a>) almost in the same words; but on the former occasion it was delivered to the elders only; now it is laid upon the whole people. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/13-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be when כִֽי־ (ḵî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel brings יְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ (yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go you into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the Canaanites, הַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִי (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan Hittites, וְהַחִתִּ֨י (wə·ha·ḥit·tî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite Amorites, וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜י (wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe Hivites, וְהַחִוִּ֣י (wə·ha·ḥiw·wî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2340.htm">Strong's 2340: </a> Hivite -- a Chivvite and Jebusites— וְהַיְבוּסִ֗י (wə·hay·ḇū·sî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus [the land] אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He swore נִשְׁבַּ֤ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your fathers לַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father that He would give לָ֣תֶת (lā·ṯeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set you, לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a land אֶ֛רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֖ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey— וּדְבָ֑שׁ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup you shall keep וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ (wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, service הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה (hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> Work of any kind in this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that month. בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 13:5 It shall be when Yahweh shall bring (Exo. 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