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Exodus 13 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter records the instructions for the celebration of Passover. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/passover)
Special concepts in this chapter
Law
The law mentioned here is not the law of Moses because it has not yet been revealed. Instead, it is a more generic "rule." (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Let my people go
This is a very important statement. Moses does not ask Pharaoh for permission to "let go" of the Hebrew people. Instead, he is demanding that Pharaoh free the Hebrew people. When this chapter states that Pharaoh let the people go, it indicates that he gave them permission to leave.