King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

KJVu: 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV:   2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast : it is mine.

KJVu: 2 "Set apart to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast ; it is mine. "

Notes: "Sanctify" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6942 with a Strong’s definition of "to be set apart or consecrated."

KJV:   3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place : there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

KJVu: 3 So Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which YOU came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of his hand the LORD brought you out from this place . There shall be no leavened bread eaten.

KJV:   4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.

KJVu: 4 This day YOU came out in the month of Abib.

KJV:   5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

KJVu: 5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.

KJV:   6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

KJVu: 6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

KJV:   7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

KJVu: 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall there be leaven seen with you in all your quarters.

KJV:   8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

KJVu: 8 In that day you shall tell your son, saying, 'This is done because of that which the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'

KJV:   9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth : for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

KJVu: 9 It shall be as a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in your mouth ; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.

KJV:   10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

KJVu: 10 Therefore, you shall keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

KJV:   11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

KJVu: 11 It shall be when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it to you,

KJV:   12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’S.

KJVu: 12 that you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD’S.

Notes:

KJV:   13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck : and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

KJVu: 13 Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break his neck ; and all the firstborn of man among your children shall you redeem.

KJV:   14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage :

KJVu: 14 It shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this? ' that you shall say to him, 'By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of bondage .

KJV:   15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

KJVu: 15 It came to pass, when Pharaoh stubbornly would not let us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that opens the womb, but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. '

Notes: "Hardly" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7185 with a Strong’s definition of "make hard, stiff, stubborn, figurative of obstinacy."

KJV:   16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes : for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.

KJVu: 16 It shall be for a sign on your hand, and as frontlets between your eyes , for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt. "

Info: "Frontlets" in the above verse is defined by Easton’s Bible Dictionary as "The meaning of the injunction to the Israelites, with regard to the statues and precepts given them, that they should "bind them for a sign upon their hand, and have them as frontlets between their eyes," was that they should keep them distinctly in view and carefully attend to them. But soon after their return from Babylon they began to interpret this injunction literally, and had accordingly portions of the law written out and worn about their person. These they called tephillin, i.e., "prayers." The passages so written out on strips of parchment were these, Exodus 12:2-10; 13:11-21; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-21. They were then "rolled up in a case of black calfskin, which was attached to a stiffer piece of leather, having a thong one finger broad and one cubit and a half long. Those worn on the forehead were written on four strips of parchment, and put into four little cells within a square case, which had on it the Hebrew letter called shin, the three points of which were regarded as an emblem of God." This case tied around the forehead in a particular way was called "the tephillah on the head."

KJV:   17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt :

KJVu: 17 It came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people become sorry they left when they see war, and they return to Egypt ."

Notes: "Repent" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5162 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "be sorry, console, oneself, etc. (only in derived species) (Late Hebrew Pi`el comfort; Phoenician in proper name Lzb322; ᵑ7 Pa`el = Late Hebrew, and derivatives;."

KJV:   18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea : and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

KJVu: 18 But God led the people around, by the way of the wilderness of the Red sea . And the children of Israel went up in battle array out of the land of Egypt.

Notes: "Harnessed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2571 with a Strong’s definition of "in battle array."

KJV:   19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him : for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

KJVu: 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him ; for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you; and YOU shall carry up my bones away from here with you. "

KJV:   20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

KJVu: 20 They took their journey from Succoth, and camped in Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.

KJV:   21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way ; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light ; to go by day and night :

KJVu: 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them along the way , and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light , so they might go by day and by night .

KJV:   22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

KJVu: 22 He did not take away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.