When Israel left Egypt, when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,
(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)
He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.
It said: “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.
And on this very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments.
Moses said to the people, “Remember this day on which you came out from Egypt, from the place where you were enslaved, for the Lord brought you out of there with a mighty hand – and no bread made with yeast may be eaten.
“I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
There will be a highway leading out of Assyria for the remnant of his people, just as there was for Israel, when they went up from the land of Egypt.
Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night.
Therefore the Lord brought us out of Egypt with tremendous strength and power, as well as with great awe-inspiring signs and wonders.