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Exodus 12:1 KJV
Exodus · chapter 12 · verse 1
And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,Exodus 12:1 · King James Version
Exodus 12:1 in context
1And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3Speak 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Moses and Aaron here receive of the Lord what they were afterwards to deliver to the people concerning the ordinance of the passover, to which is prefixed an order for a new style to be observed in their months (Exo 12:1, Exo 12:2): This shall be to you the beginning of months.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-20