1. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,
2. “This month will be the very first month of the year for you.
3. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth ⌊day⌋ of this month each man must take a lamb or a young goat for his family—one animal per household.
4. A household may be too small to eat a whole animal. That household and the one next door can share one animal. Choose your animal based on the number of people and what each person can eat.
5. Your animal must be a one-year-old male that has no defects. You may choose a lamb or a young goat.