Exodus 12:45

Exodus 12:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)but a temporary resident or a hired worker may not eat it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it.

Context of Exodus 12:45

43Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘These are the rules for the Passover festival: No foreign person may eat the Passover meal. 44If you buy a foreign slave, you must first circumcise him. Then he may eat the food. But if you pay him money for his work, he must not eat the food. A visitor also must not eat the food. 46You must eat the meal in one house. You must not take any of the meat outside the house. You must not break any of the bones in the meat. 47All the Israelites must enjoy the feast together.

Exodus 12:45 word by word

תּוֹשָׁ֥ב וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A foreignerתּוֹשָׁבtôshâb tôshâb · sojournerH8453
• and an hired servantשָׂכִירώâkîyr · hiredH7916
• shall not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Exodus 12:45

• Leviticus 22:10Only a person who is from the priest's family can eat the holy gifts. Another person who is living in the priest's house must not eat the holy gifts. If a person is being paid to work for the priest, he must not eat the holy gifts.
• Ephesians 2:12At that time, you did not know about Christ, God's special Messiah. You did not belong to the nation of Israel's people. You did not know about the good things that God had promised to his people. You were living in this world with nothing good to hope for. You were living without God's help.

Commentaries on Exodus 12:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45A foreigner - תושב toshab, from ישב yashab, to sit down or dwell; one who is a mere sojourner, for the purpose of traffic, merchandise, etc., but who is neither a proselyte of the gate nor of the covenant. And a hired servant - Who, though he be bought with money, or has indented himself for a certain term to serve a Jew, yet has not become either a proselyte of the gate or of the covenant. None of these shall eat of it, because not circumcised - not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45A foreigner - or sojourner: one who resides in a country, not having a permanent home, nor being attached to an Israelitish household.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 43-51Verses 43-51 In times to come, all the congregation of Israel must keep the passover. All that share in God's mercies should join in thankful praises for them. The New Testament passover, the Lord's supper, ought not to be neglected by any. Strangers, if circumcised, might eat of the passover. Here is an early indication of favour to the gentiles. This taught the Jews that their being a nation favoured by God, entitled them to their privileges, not their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43-50These extra instructions for celebrating Passover mainly refer to outsiders and foreigners (12:43; 12:48). The presence of non-Israelite groups in the community might have led to these rules (12:38). The main point was whether the person was willing to fully join Israel and obey the Lord by being circumcised.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-5115. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, &c.--This was to commemorate another circumstance in the departure of the Israelites, who were urged to leave so hurriedly that their dough was unleavened (Ex 12:39), and they had to eat unleavened cakes (De 16:3). The greatest care was always taken by the Jews to free their houses from leaven--the owner searching every corner of his dwelling with a lighted candle. A figurative allusion to this is made (1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:45

• Aliens
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Blood
• Convocation
• Cry
• Leaven
• Mean
• Observe
• Passover
• Purtenance
• Sojourning
• Strike

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