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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This day came ye out in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On this day you are going out, in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On this day in the month of Abib, you are about to go out <i>from here.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220On this day in the month of Abib, you are about to go forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“On this day in the month of Abib, you are about to go forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This day, in the month of Abib, you are going out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On this day in the month Abib, you are about to go onward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This day ye go forth in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This day ye go forth in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You are leaving Egypt on this day in the first month, the month of Abib. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On this day, in the month of Abib, you are going out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This day you go forth in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This day ye came out in the month Abib.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Today you go out in the month Abib. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you are going out today, in the month of Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To-day ye are going out, in the month of Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The day ye came forth in the month of Abib.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This day you go forth in the month of new corn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Today, you go forth in the month of new grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This day on which you are going out is in the month of Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In this day you are going forth in the month of Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />On this day you are going out in the month of Habib.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This day ye go forth in the month Abib.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For on this day ye go forth in the month of new <i>corn</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/13-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3201" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/13.htm">The Dedication of the Firstborn</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>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. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Today,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: bə·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">in the month</a> <a href="/hebrew/24.htm" title="24: hā·’ā·ḇîḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root; green, i.e. A young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan.">of Abib,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·ṣə·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">are leaving.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-3.htm">Numbers 33:3</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a></span><br />The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15</a></span><br />And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-22</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Psalm 81:3-5</a></span><br />Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast. / For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. / He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a></span><br />It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This day came you out in the month Abib.</p><p class="hdg">Abib</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Exodus 23:15</a></b></br> Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-18.htm">Exodus 34:18</a></b></br> The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-3</a></b></br> Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">Abib</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/45-24.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/exodus/12-18.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/5-14.htm">Today</a> <a href="/exodus/2-18.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Abib</a> <a href="/exodus/13-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-1.htm">The firstborn are sanctified to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">The memorial of the Passover is commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">The firstborn of man and beast are set apart</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">The Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">They come to Etham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Today</b><br>The use of "today" emphasizes the immediacy and significance of the event. It marks a pivotal moment in Israel's history, the day of their liberation from Egyptian bondage. This immediacy underscores God's active role in their deliverance, highlighting His faithfulness to His promises.<p><b>in the month of Abib</b><br>Abib, later known as Nisan, is the first month of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to March-April. This month is significant as it marks the beginning of the Jewish religious year and the time of the Passover, which commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. The timing aligns with the spring harvest, symbolizing new beginnings and God's provision.<p><b>you are leaving</b><br>The departure from Egypt signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the liberation of his descendants (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a>). This exodus is a foundational event in Israel's history, symbolizing redemption and foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. The act of leaving Egypt is a physical and spiritual journey, representing a transition from slavery to freedom, and from idolatry to worship of the one true God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He is the central human figure in the Exodus account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were enslaved in Egypt and are now being led to freedom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved for 430 years. It represents bondage and oppression in the biblical account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/month_of_abib.htm">Month of Abib</a></b><br>The first month of the Hebrew calendar, later called Nisan. It marks the beginning of the Israelites' journey to freedom and is associated with the Passover.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites leaving Egypt, symbolizing liberation and the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_timing.htm">Significance of Timing</a></b><br>The departure in the month of Abib signifies a new beginning. Reflect on how God orchestrates the timing of events in our lives for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_liberation.htm">Symbolism of Liberation</a></b><br>The Exodus represents spiritual liberation from sin. Consider how Christ's sacrifice parallels the Passover lamb, offering us freedom from spiritual bondage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey began with faith in God's promise of deliverance. Trust in God's promises, even when the path is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commemoration_and_remembrance.htm">Commemoration and Remembrance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were commanded to remember their deliverance, we are called to remember Christ's sacrifice through communion and daily reflection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>The Israelites had to trust and obey God's command to leave Egypt. Evaluate areas in your life where God is calling you to step out in faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'cloud_of_witnesses'.htm">What is the meaning of 'Cloud of Witnesses'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_passover's_'abib'_month.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1: How can we verify historically the “month of Abib” for Passover, given changing calendars and scarce ancient data?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_speak_to_people_today.htm">Does God communicate with people today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">The month Abib.</span>--Abib means "green ears of corn," or "greenness;" and the month of Abib was that in which the wheat came into ear, and the earth generally renewed its verdure. It was a "vague," or shifting month, since it properly began with the day of the full moon that followed next after the vernal equinox. It retained its name until the Babylonian captivity, when the Babylonian name Nisan superseded the original one (<a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm" title="And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.">Nehemiah 2:1</a>; <a href="/esther/3-7.htm" title="In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.">Esther 3:7</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/13-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Today,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the month</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abib,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_24.htm">Strong's 24: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fresh, young ears, also Canaanite name for the first month of the Jewish calendar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are leaving.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹצְאִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/13-4.htm">Exodus 13:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/13-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 13:4 This day you go forth (Exo. 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