1. Celebrate the Passover Feast of the Lord your God in the month of Abib. In that month he brought you out of Egypt at night.
2. Sacrifice an animal from your flock or herd. It is the Passover sacrifice in honor of the Lord your God. Sacrifice it at the special place the Lord will choose. He will put his Name there.
3. Don't eat the animal along with bread that is made with yeast. Instead, for seven days eat bread that is made without yeast. It's the bread that reminds you of how much you suffered. Remember that you left Egypt in a hurry. Remember it all the days of your life. Don't forget the day you left Egypt.
4. Don't keep any yeast anywhere in your land for seven days. Don't let any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day be left over until the next morning.
5. You must not sacrifice the Passover animal in any town the Lord your God is giving you.
6. Sacrifice it only in the special place he will choose for his Name. Sacrifice it there in the evening when the sun goes down. Do it on the same day every year. Be sure it's the day you left Egypt.
7. Cook it and eat it. Do it at the place the Lord your God will choose. Then in the morning return to your tents.
8. For six days eat bread that is made without yeast. On the seventh day come together for a service in honor of the Lord your God. Don't do any work.
9. Count off seven weeks from the time you begin to cut your grain in the field.
10. Then celebrate the Feast of Weeks in honor of the Lord your God. Give anything you choose to give as an offering. Do it in keeping with the blessings the Lord has given you.
11. Be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. Be joyful at the special place he will choose for his Name. You, your children, and your male and female servants should be joyful. So should the Levites who are living in your towns. So should the outsiders and widows who are living among you. And so should the children whose fathers have died.
12. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. Be careful to obey the rules I'm giving you.