Exodus 12:6

Exodus 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
• New International Version (NIV)Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs at twilight.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.

Context of Exodus 12:6

4If 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. 5Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. 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. 7They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

Exodus 12:6 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ לְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת עַ֣ד אַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וְשָׁחֲט֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ כֹּ֛ל קְהַ֥ל עֲדַֽת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֵּ֥ין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• You mustהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• keepמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of theזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• when the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• assemblyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• of the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• will slaughterשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• atבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• twilightעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for Exodus 12:6

• Leviticus 23:5The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
• Numbers 9:3You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”
• Numbers 28:16The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
• Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
• 2 Chronicles 30:15And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.
• Ezekiel 45:21On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.
• Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
• Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
• Mark 15:1Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
• Luke 23:1Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
• Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
• Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
• Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
• Exodus 16:12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
• Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Commentaries on Exodus 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day - The lamb or kid was to be taken from the flock on the tenth day, and kept up and fed by itself till the fourteenth day, when it was to be sacrificed. This was never commanded nor practiced afterwards. The rabbins mark four things that were required in the first passover that were never required afterwards: The eating of the lamb in their houses dispersed through Goshen. The taking the lamb on the tenth day…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Until the fourteenth day - It should be observed that the offering of our Lord on the self-same day is an important point in determining the typical character of the transaction. A remarkable passage in the Talmud says: “It was a famous and old opinion among the ancient Jews that the day of the new year which was the beginning of the Israelites‘ deliverance out of Egypt should in future time be the beginning of the redemption by the Messiah.” In the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6the whole assembly of the congregation: The entire community experiences both the benefits and responsibilities of a relationship with God together.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. keep it up until the fourteenth day, &c.--Being selected from the rest of the flock, it was to be separated four days before sacrifice; and for the same length of time was Christ under examination and His spotless innocence declared before the world. kill it in the evening--that is, the interval between the sun's beginning to decline, and sunset, corresponding to our three o'clock in the afternoon.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:6

• Church
• Israel
• Month
• Passover
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Blood
• Convocation
• Cry
• Evening
• Frontlets
• Leaven
• Mean

Commentaries on Exodus 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings