"Thismonthshall be the beginningof monthsfor you; it is to be the firstmonthof the yearto you.
In the firstmonth,whichis the monthNisan,in the twelfthyearof KingAhasuerus,Pur,that is the lot,was castbeforeHamanfrom dayto dayand from month[to month], until the twelfthmonth,that is the monthAdar.
Now the LORDsaidto Mosesand Aaronin the landof Egypt,
In the first[month], on the fourteenthdayof the monthat evening,you shall eatunleavenedbread,untilthe twenty-firstdayof the monthat evening.
"Speakto allthe congregationof Israel,saying,'On the tenthof thismonththey are eachoneto takea lambfor themselves, according to their fathers'households,a lambfor each household.
Mosessaidto the people,"Rememberthisdayin whichyou wentout from Egypt,from the houseof slavery;for by a powerfulhandthe LORDbroughtyou out from thisplace. And nothingleavenedshall be eaten.
"On this dayin the monthof Abib,you are about to goforth.
"You shall observethe Feastof UnleavenedBread;for sevendaysyou are to eatunleavenedbread,as I commandedyou, at the appointedtimein the monthAbib,for in it you cameout of Egypt.And noneshall appearbeforeMe empty-handed.
"You shall observethe Feastof UnleavenedBread.For sevendaysyou are to eatunleavenedbread,as I commandedyou, at the appointedtimein the monthof Abib,for in the monthof Abibyou cameout of Egypt.
Now in the firstmonthof the secondyear,on the first[day] of the month,the tabernaclewas erected.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"In the first[month], on the firstof the month,you shall takea youngbullwithoutblemishand cleansethe sanctuary.
"In the first[month], on the fourteenthdayof the month,you shall havethe Passover,a feastof sevendays;unleavenedbreadshall be eaten.
In the firstmonth,on the fourteenthday of the monthat twilightis the LORD'SPassover.
Then on the fourteenthdayof the firstmonthshall be the LORD'SPassover.
"Observethe monthof Abiband celebratethe Passoverto the LORDyour God,for in the monthof Abibthe LORDyour Godbroughtyou out of Egyptby night.
