¹⁷ ‘You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread because on this very day I brought your military divisions out of the land of Egypt.^(A) You must observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent statute.

Passover Instruction

⁴³ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner may eat it.

⁹ Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead,^[a](A) so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand. ¹⁰ Keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.

Passover Observed

²¹ The king commanded all the people, ‘Observe the Passover of the Lord your God as written in the book of the covenant.’^(A)