38. So did many other people. The Israelites also took large flocks and herds with them.
39. They brought dough from Egypt. With it they baked bread without yeast. The dough didn't have any yeast in it. That's because the people had been driven out of Egypt before they had time to prepare their food.
40. The people of Israel lived in Egypt for 430 years.
41. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all of the Lord's people marched out of Egypt like an army.
42. The Lord kept watch that night to bring them out of Egypt. So on that same night every year all of the Israelites must keep watch. They must do it to honor the Lord for all time to come.
43. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, "Here are the rules for the Passover. "No one from another country is allowed to eat the Passover meal.
44. Any slave you have bought is allowed to eat it after you have circumcised him.
45. But a hired worker or someone who lives with you for a while is not allowed to eat it.
46. "It must be eaten inside a house. Do not take any of the meat outside. Do not break any of the bones.
47. The whole community of Israel must celebrate the Passover.