27. you will say, ‘This is the Passover sacrifice to honor the Lord. When we were in Egypt, the Lord passed over the houses of Israel. The Lord killed the Egyptians, but he saved our homes.’” So now the people bowed down and worshiped the Lord.
28. They did just as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron.
29. At midnight the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt. The firstborn of the king, who sat on the throne, died. Even the firstborn of the prisoner in jail died. Also all the firstborn farm animals died.
30. The king, his officers and all the Egyptians got up during the night. Someone had died in every house. So there was loud crying everywhere in Egypt.
31. During the night the king called for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, “Get up and leave my people. You and your people may do as you have asked. Go and worship the Lord.
32. Take all of your sheep and cattle as you have asked. Go. And also bless me.”
33. The Egyptians also asked the Israelites to hurry and leave. They said, “If you don’t leave, we will all die!”
34. The people of Israel took their dough before the yeast was added. They wrapped the bowls for making dough in clothing and carried them on their shoulders.
35. The people of Israel did what Moses told them to do. They asked their Egyptian neighbors for things made of silver and gold and for clothing.
36. The Lord caused the Egyptians to think well of the Israelites. So the Israelites took rich gifts from the Egyptians.
37. The Israelites traveled from Rameses to Succoth. There were about 600,000 men walking. This does not include the women and children.
38. Many other people who were not Israelites went with them. A large number of sheep, goats and cattle went with them.
39. The Israelites used the dough they had brought out of Egypt. They baked loaves of bread without yeast. The dough had no yeast in it because they had been rushed out of Egypt. So they had no time to get food ready for their trip.