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Exodus 12:9 KJV
Exodus · chapter 12 · verse 9
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.Exodus 12:9 · King James Version
Exodus 12:9 in context
7And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- soddenbâshalproperly, to boil upH1310 →
- soddenbâshêlboiledH1311 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- roasttsâlîyroastedH6748 →
- fireʼêshfireH784 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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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