8 On that day you should tell your son: ‘We are having this feast because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
9 This feast will help you remember. It will be like a mark on your hand. It will be like a reminder on your forehead. This feast will remind you to speak the Lord’s teachings. This is because the Lord used his great power to bring you out of Egypt.
10 So celebrate this feast every year at the right time.
11 “The Lord will take you into the land of the Canaanites. He promised to give this land to you and your ancestors.
12 Then you must give him every firstborn male. And every firstborn male animal must be given to the Lord.
13 Buy back every firstborn donkey by offering a lamb. If you don’t want to buy the donkey back, then break its neck. You must buy back from the Lord every firstborn of your sons.
14 “From now on your son will ask you: ‘What does this mean?’ You will answer, ‘With his great power, the Lord brought us out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land.