On the day the 430 years ended, all the tribes of the LORD's people left Egypt.

It was a night when the LORD kept watch to bring them out of Egypt; this same night is dedicated to the LORD for all time to come as a night when the Israelites must keep watch.

Moses said to the people, "Remember this day---the day on which you left Egypt, the place where you were slaves. This is the day the LORD brought you out by his great power. No leavened bread is to be eaten.

"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

"Honor the LORD your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib; it was on a night in that month that he rescued you from Egypt.

By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.

There will be a highway out of Assyria for those of his people Israel who have survived there, just as there was for their ancestors when they left Egypt.

He gave it to the people of Israel when he attacked the land of Egypt. I hear an unknown voice saying,

Joseph understood what they said, but they did not know it, because they had been speaking to him through an interpreter.