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Exodus 12:44

42 Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.

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

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

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

46 It 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.
KJV
But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
WEB
but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
ASV
but every man`s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
DARBY
but every man's bondman that is bought for money let him be circumcised: then shall he eat it.
BLB
And every man’s servant purchased of silver, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.
ÅB
Men enhver slave som er kjøpt for sølv, ham skal du omskjære; da kan han spise av det.
OTB
men for enhver slave som noen har kjøpt for penger, etter at du har omskåret ham, da kan han spise den.
B1930
Men enhver træl som er kjøpt for sølv, ham skal du omskjære; da kan han ete av det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 17:12–13

    Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

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  • Genesis 17:23

    On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.

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