שָׁמוֹר֙ אֶת־חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֔יב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ פֶּ֔סַח לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֞י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לָֽיְלָה׃
GUARDARÁS el mes de Abib, y harás pascua á SEÑOR tu Dios: porque en el mes de Abib te sacó SEÑOR tu Dios de Egipto de noche.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
To the other sacred calendars in Ex. 23:14–17, Ex. 34:18, 22–24, and Lev. 23, our passage adds the stipulation that the three harvest/pilgrimage festivals be observed exclusively “in the place that YHWH chooses / to have his name dwell” (v.2). “Blessing” and the individual’s capacity for giving are other important points.