23. For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
24. You shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever.
25. It shall happen when you have come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.
26. It will happen, when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
27. that you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and spared our houses.’”The people bowed their heads and worshipped.
28. The children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
29. At midnight, the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of livestock.
30. Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
31. He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise up, get out from amongst my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said!
32. Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also!”
33. The Egyptians were urgent with the people, to send them out of the land in haste, for they said, “We are all dead men.”
34. The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
35. The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
36. The Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. They plundered the Egyptians.
37. The children of Israel travelled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, in addition to children.