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Exodus 12:3

Israel

1 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

2 “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.

Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

4 If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.

5 Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.

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BSB
Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
KJV
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
WEB
Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household;
ASV
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers` houses, a lamb for a household:
DARBY
Speak unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month let them take themselves each a lamb, for a father's house, a lamb for a house.
BLB
Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, on the tenth of this month, and they shall take for themselves—each man—a lamb, according to the house of the fathers, a lamb for a house.
ÅB
Tal til hele Israels menighet og si: På den tiende dag i denne måned skal hver husfar ta seg ut et lam, et lam for hvert hus.
OTB
Tal til hele Israels menighet og si: ‘På den tiende dagen i denne måneden skal hver husstand ta seg et lam, ett lam for hver husstand.
B1930
Tal til hele Israels menighet og si: På den tiende dag i denne måned skal hver husfar ta sig ut et lam, et lam for hvert hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 1:2

    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.

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  • Leviticus 5:6

    and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.

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  • John 1:29

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:7

    Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

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  • Exodus 4:30

    and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,

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  • Numbers 15:11

    This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.

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  • Exodus 12:6

    You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

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  • John 12:12

    The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

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