Focused Passage

Exodus 12:43-51

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.

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43And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.

44But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.

45A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.

46It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

47The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it.

48If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.

49The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”

50Then all the Israelites did this—they did just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.

51And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.

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Verse 43

Original words

And the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןH175Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularThisזֹ֖אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the statuteחֻקַּ֣תH2708Noun - feminine singular constructof the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחH6453Article | Noun - masculine singularNoכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .לֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleforeignerבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .נֵכָ֖רH5236Adjective - masculine singularis to eatיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularof itבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 44

Original words

But anyוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructslave [who]עֶ֥בֶדH5650Noun - masculine singular constructvvvאִ֖ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularhas been purchasedמִקְנַת־H4736Noun - feminine singular construct. . .כָּ֑סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularmay eatיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularof itבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singularafter you have circumcised himוּמַלְתָּ֣הH4135Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular-אָ֖זH227Adverb
Verse 45

Original words

A temporary residentתּוֹשָׁ֥בH8453Noun - masculine singularor hired handוְשָׂכִ֖ירH7916Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularshall notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleeatיֹ֥אכַל־H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular[the Passover]בּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 46

Original words

It must be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לH398Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularinside oneאֶחָד֙H259Number - masculine singularhouseבְּבַ֤יִתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularYou are notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleto takeתוֹצִ֧יאH3318Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularany ofמִן־H4480Prepositionthe meatהַבָּשָׂ֖רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularoutsideמִן־H4480Preposition. . .ח֑וּצָהH2351Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularthe houseהַבַּ֛יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularand you may notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebreakתִשְׁבְּרוּ־H7665Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralany of the bonesוְעֶ֖צֶםH6106Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 47

Original words

The wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructcongregationעֲדַ֥תH5712Noun - feminine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularmust celebrateיַעֲשׂ֥וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralitאֹתֽוֹ׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Verse 48

Original words

Ifוְכִֽי־H3588Conjunctiona foreignerגֵּ֗רH1616Noun - masculine singularresidesיָג֨וּרH1481Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithאִתְּךָ֜H854Preposition | second person masculine singularyou and wants to celebrateוְעָ֣שָׂהH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORD’sלַיהוָה֒H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularPassoverפֶסַח֮H6453Noun - masculine singularall theכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmales [in the household]זָכָ֗רH2145Noun - masculine singularmust be circumcisedהִמּ֧וֹלH4135Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolutethenוְאָז֙H227Conjunctive waw | Adverbhe may come nearיִקְרַ֣בH7126Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto celebrate itלַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularand he shall beוְהָיָ֖הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularlike a nativeכְּאֶזְרַ֣חH249Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof the landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .וְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructBut noלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleuncircumcised manעָרֵ֖לH6189Adjective - masculine singularmay eatיֹ֥אכַלH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularof itבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 49

Original words

The sameאַחַ֔תH259Number - feminine singularlawתּוֹרָ֣הH8451Noun - feminine singularshall applyיִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto both the nativeלָֽאֶזְרָ֑חH249Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the foreignerוְלַגֵּ֖רH1616Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularwho residesהַגָּ֥רH1481Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 50

Original words

Then allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthisכֵּ֥ןH3651Adverbthey didעָשֽׂוּ׃סH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraljust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֧הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶֽת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ןH175Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 51

Original words

Andוַיְהִ֕יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularon thatהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularveryבְּעֶ֖צֶםH6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerbroughtהוֹצִ֨יאH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֧יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularout of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularbyעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir divisionsצִבְאֹתָֽם׃פH6635Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural

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