Focused Passage

Exodus 12:14-28

Passover, Judgment, and the Exodus from Egypt

The LORD institutes Passover and Unleavened Bread, shelters Israel through the blood of the lamb, strikes Egypt’s firstborn, brings Israel out with provision, and commands the redeemed people to remember and observe this deliverance.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

16On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly, and another on the seventh day. You must not do any work on those days, except to prepare the meals—that is all you may do.

17So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

18In the first month you are to eat unleavened bread, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.

19For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.

20You are not to eat anything leavened; eat unleavened bread in all your homes.”

21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.

22Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.

23When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

24And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.

25When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.

26When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

27you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

28And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

And thisהַזֶּ֤הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֨וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularwill beוְהָיָה֩H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara memorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןH2146Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularfor youלָכֶם֙Preposition | second person masculine pluraland you are to celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םH2287Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralitאֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularas a feastחַ֣גH2282Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-תְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃H2287Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine singularas a permanentעוֹלָ֖םH5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteחֻקַּ֥תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 15

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For sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִים֙H3117Noun - masculine pluralyou must eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .אַ֚ךְH389Adverbunleavened breadמַצּ֣וֹתH4682Noun - feminine pluralOn the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןH7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to removeתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּH7673Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רH7603Noun - masculine singularfrom your housesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םH1004Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .כִּ֣י׀H3588ConjunctionWhoeverכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructeatsאֹכֵ֣לH398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularanything leavenedחָמֵ֗ץH2557Noun - masculine singularfrom the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןH7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayמִיּ֥וֹםH3117Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthroughעַד־H5704Prepositionthe seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃H7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular. . .י֥וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularmust be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular. . .הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁH5315Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .הַהִוא֙H1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularfrom Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

On the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙H7223Article | Adjective - masculine singulardayוּבַיּ֤וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularyou are to holdיִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructa sacredקֹ֔דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularassemblyמִקְרָא־H4744Noun - masculine singular constructand anotherקֹ֖דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singular. . .מִקְרָא־H4744Noun - masculine singular constructon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayוּבַיּוֹם֙H3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularYou mustבָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine pluralnotלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledoיֵעָשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularany workמְלָאכָה֙H4399Noun - feminine singularon those daysאַ֚ךְH389Adverbexcept to prepareאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethe mealsיֵאָכֵ֣לH398Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-נֶ֔פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular-לְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthatה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis allלְבַדּ֖וֹH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularyou may doיֵעָשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 17

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So you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮H8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Feast of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּוֹת֒H4682Article | Noun - feminine pluralforכִּ֗יH3588Conjunctionon thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularveryבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙H6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularI broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularyour divisionsצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םH6635Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerout of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularYou must keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֶּ֛הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularas a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteחֻקַּ֥תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructfor the generations to comeלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten
Verse 18

Original words

In the first [month]בָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןH7223Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singularyou are to eatתֹּאכְל֖וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralunleavened breadמַצֹּ֑תH4682Noun - feminine pluralfrom the eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבH6153Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularof the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩H702Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֨רH6240Number - masculine singulardayי֤וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular. . .לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularuntilעַ֠דH5704Prepositionthe eveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃H6153Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularof the twenty-firstהָאֶחָ֧דH259Article | Number - masculine singular. . .וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםH6242Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .לַחֹ֖דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singulardayי֣וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 19

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For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralthere must be noלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleleavenשְׂאֹ֕רH7603Noun - masculine singularfoundיִמָּצֵ֖אH4672Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralIfכִּ֣י׀H3588Conjunctionanyoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructeatsאֹכֵ֣לH398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularsomething leavenedמַחְמֶ֗צֶתH2557Noun - feminine singularthatהַהִוא֙H1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularpersonהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁH5315Article | Noun - feminine singularwhether a foreignerבַּגֵּ֖רH1616Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularor nativeוּבְאֶזְרַ֥חH249Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singularmust be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תH5712Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

{You are} notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralanythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructleavenedמַחְמֶ֖צֶתH2557Noun - feminine singulareatתֹּאכְל֖וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralunleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃פH4682Noun - feminine pluralin allבְּכֹל֙H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyour homesמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םH4186Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 21

Original words

Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsummonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularallלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthemאֲלֵהֶ֑םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralGo at onceמִֽשְׁכ֗וּH4900Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland selectוּקְח֨וּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralfor yourselvesלָכֶ֥םPreposition | second person masculine plurala lambצֹ֛אןH6629Noun - common singularfor each familyלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland slaughterוְשַׁחֲט֥וּH7819Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe Passover lambהַפָּֽסַח׃H6453Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 22

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Takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plurala clusterאֲגֻדַּ֣תH92Noun - feminine singular constructof hyssopאֵז֗וֹבH231Noun - masculine singulardipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮H2881Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralit into the bloodבַּדָּ֣םH1818Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein the basinבַּסַּף֒H5592Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand brushוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םH5060Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-מִן־H4480Prepositionthe bloodהַדָּ֖םH1818Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-בַּסָּ֑ףH5592Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularonאֶל־H413Prepositionthe topהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙H4947Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual constructsides of the doorframeהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תH4201Article | Noun - feminine pluralNoneלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .אִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof youוְאַתֶּ֗םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralshall go outתֵצְא֛וּH3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe doorמִפֶּֽתַח־H6607Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof his houseבֵּית֖וֹH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionmorningבֹּֽקֶר׃H1242Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

When the LORDיְהוָה֮H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularpasses throughוְעָבַ֣רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularto strike downלִנְגֹּ֣ףH5062Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Egyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒H4714Noun - proper - feminine singularHe will seeוְרָאָ֤הH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe bloodהַדָּם֙H1818Article | Noun - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe topהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףH4947Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְעַ֖לH5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Number - feminine dual constructsides of the doorframeהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תH4201Article | Noun - feminine plural-יְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand will passוּפָסַ֤חH6452Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthat doorwayהַפֶּ֔תַחH6607Article | Noun - masculine singularso He will notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleallowיִתֵּן֙H5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe destroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתH7843Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularto enterלָבֹ֥אH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionyour housesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םH1004Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland strike you downלִנְגֹּֽף׃H5062Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 24

Original words

And you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularcommandהַדָּבָ֣רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularas aעַד־H5704Prepositionpermanentעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singularstatuteלְחָק־H2706Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructfor youלְךָ֥Preposition | second person masculine singularand your descendantsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 25

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-וְהָיָ֞הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyou enterתָבֹ֣אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe landהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill giveיִתֵּ֧ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularyouלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeHe promisedדִּבֵּ֑רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularyou are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֹּֽאת׃H2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הH5656Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 26

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-וְהָיָ֕הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularWhenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionyour childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralask youיֹאמְר֥וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֲלֵיכֶ֖םH413Preposition | second person masculine pluralWhatמָ֛הH4100Interrogativedoes this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הH5656Article | Noun - feminine singularmeanהַזֹּ֖אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularto youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 27

Original words

you are to replyוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralItה֜וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis the Passoverפֶּ֨סַחH6453Noun - masculine singularsacrificeזֶֽבַח־H2077Noun - masculine singular constructto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֗הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativepassedפָּ֠סַחH6452Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthe housesבָּתֵּ֤יH1004Noun - masculine plural constructvvvבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularin Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhen He struck downבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹH5062Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-מִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularthe Egyptiansוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand sparedהִצִּ֑ילH5337Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularour homesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּH1004Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralThen the peopleהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularbowed downוַיִּקֹּ֥דH6915Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃H7812Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 28

Original words

And the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraljust whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֧הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular-כֵּ֥ןH3651Adverb-עָשֽׂוּ׃סH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

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