Exodus 12:42-44
English Standard Version
42 It was a night of watching by the Lord, to bring them out of the land of Egypt; so this same night is a (A)night of watching kept to the Lord by all the people of Israel throughout their generations.
Institution of the Passover
43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but every slave[a] that is (B)bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him.
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- Exodus 12:44 Or servant; the Hebrew term ‘ebed designates a range of social and economic roles (see Preface)
Exodus 12:42-44
New American Standard Bible
Ordinance of the Passover
42 (A)It is a night [a]to be observed for the Lord, for having brought them out of the land of Egypt; this night is for the Lord, [b]to be observed by all the sons of Israel throughout their generations.
43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of (B)the Passover: no [c](C)foreigner is to eat it; 44 but as for every (D)slave [d]that someone has purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.
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- Exodus 12:42 Or of vigil
- Exodus 12:42 Or of vigil
- Exodus 12:43 Lit son of a stranger
- Exodus 12:44 Lit of a man, an acquisition of money
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