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Exodus 12:24

22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

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BSB
And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
KJV
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
WEB
You shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever.
ASV
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
DARBY
And ye shall observe this as an ordinance for thee and for thy sons for ever.
BLB
And you⁺ shall keep this word as a statute for you and for your sons unto eternity.
ÅB
Dette skal dere holde; det skal være en forskrift for deg og dine barn til evig tid.
OTB
Og dere skal holde dette som en forskrift for dere og deres barn for all tid.
B1930
Dette skal I holde; det skal være en forskrift for dig og dine barn til evig tid.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 12:14

    And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

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  • Genesis 17:8–10

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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