Exodus 13:15 meaning and explanation
And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
Exodus 13:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is instructing Israel before they enter Canaan, giving a father the words to answer his son's question about the firstborn. The verse recalls the tenth plague: Pharaoh refused to release Israel, and God struck Egypt's firstborn, human and animal.
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