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Exodus 12:27 KJV
Exodus · chapter 12 · verse 27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.Exodus 12:27 · King James Version
Exodus 12:27 in context
25And 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.
26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
28And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- passoverpeçacha pretermissionH6453 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- LORD'SYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- passedpâçachto hopH6452 →
- housesbayitha houseH1004 →
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I. Moses is here, as a faithful steward in God's house, teaching the children of Israel to observe all things which God had commanded him; and no doubt he gave the instructions as largely as he received them, though they are not so largely recorded. It is here added, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-28