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Exodus 12:22
22And take a bunch of hyssop, and dip [it] in the blood that is in the bason, and smear the lintel and the two door-posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
Exodus 12:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
- New International Version (NIV)Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.
Context of Exodus 12:22
20Ye shall eat nothing leavened: in all your dwellings shall ye eat unleavened bread. 21And Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, Seize and take yourselves lambs for your families, and kill the passover. And take a bunch of hyssop, and dip [it] in the blood that is in the bason, and smear the lintel and the two door-posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23And Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to smite [you]. 24And ye shall observe this as an ordinance for thee and for thy sons for ever.
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וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם אֲגֻדַּ֣ת אֵז֗וֹב וּטְבַלְתֶּם֮ בַּדָּ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־בַּסַּף֒ וְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם אֶל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ וְאֶל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֔ת מִן־הַדָּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּסָּ֑ף וְאַתֶּ֗ם לֹ֥א תֵצְא֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ מִפֶּֽתַח־בֵּית֖וֹ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear
- takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- hyssopאֵזוֹב'êzôb · hyssopH231
- dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
- bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- lintelמַשְׁקוֹףmashqôph · lintelH4947
- twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
Cross-references for Exodus 12:22
- Leviticus 14:6as to the living bird — he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water;
- Numbers 19:18and a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, and upon all the utensils, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that hath touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead person, or the grave;
- Psalms 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
- Hebrews 9:1The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one.
- Hebrews 11:28By faith he celebrated the passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
- Hebrews 12:24and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to [the] blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.
- 1 Peter 1:2elect according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father, by sanctification of [the] Spirit, unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
- Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the blood, and put [it] on the two door-posts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
- Matthew 26:30And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.
Commentaries on Exodus 12:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22A bunch of hyssop - The original word אזוב ezob has been variously translated musk, rosemary, polypody of the wall, mint, origanum, marjoram, and Hyssop: the latter seems to be the most proper. Parkhurst says it is named from its detersive and cleansing qualities, whence it was used in sprinkling the blood of the paschal lamb, in cleansing the leprosy, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52; in composing the water of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22A bunch of hyssop - The species here designated does not appear to be the plant now bearing the name. It would seem to have been an aromatic plant, common in Palestine and near Mount Sinai, with a long straight stalk and leaves well adapted for the purpose of sprinkling. Bason - The rendering rests on good authority and gives a good sense: but the word means “threshold” in some other passages and in Egyptian, and is taken here in that sense by some…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 That night, when the first-born were to be destroyed, no Israelite must stir out of doors till called to march out of Egypt. Their safety was owing to the blood of sprinkling. If they put themselves from under the protection of that, it was at their peril. They must stay within, to wait for the salvation of the Lord; it is good to do so. In after-times they should carefully teach their children the meaning of this service. It is good for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Hyssop is a small bush with firm, compact branches that a person can use as a brush (see also Psalm 51:7 and study note).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2521-25. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, &c.--Here are given special directions for the observance.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- 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
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