Exodus 12:1-4 ▼

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:

2 This month will stand at the head of your calendar; you will reckon it the first month of the year.

3 Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month every family must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household.

4 If a household is too small for a lamb, it along with its nearest neighbor will procure one, and apportion the lamb’s cost in proportion to the number of persons, according to what each household consumes.