Exodus 12:9

Exodus 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted, its head with its legs and its inner parts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails.

Context of Exodus 12:9

7They must take some of its blood. They must put the blood on the wood that is round the door of their house. They must put it on each side of the door and above the door. They must do this in every house where they will eat a lamb. 8That night, they must cook the meat over the fire. They must eat it immediately, with bitter herbs and with bread that has no yeast in it. You must cook the meat before you eat it. Cook it over the fire. Do not cook it in water. Cook the whole lamb, with its head, its legs and the inside parts of its body. 10You must eat all the meat before morning arrives. If some of it still remains in the morning, then you must burn it. 11This is how you must eat the lamb: Dress yourselves so that you are ready to travel. Put your shoes on your feet. Take your stick in your hand. Then eat the food quickly. This is the Passover meal which shows that you obey me, the Lord.

Exodus 12:9 word by word

אַל־תֹּאכְל֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ נָ֔א וּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל בַּמָּ֑יִם כִּ֣י אִם־צְלִי־אֵ֔שׁ רֹאשׁ֥וֹ עַל־כְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• not of it rawנָאnâ' · rawH4995
• nor soddenבָּשֵׁלbâshêl · cookedH1311
• nor soddenבָּשַׁלbâshal · to boilH1310
• at all with waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• but roastצָלִיtsâlîy · roastedH6748
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• with his legsכֶּ֫רַעkârâ‛ · legH3767
• and with the purtenanceקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130

Cross-references for Exodus 12:9

• Exodus 12:8That night, they must cook the meat over the fire. They must eat it immediately, with bitter herbs and with bread that has no yeast in it.
• Deuteronomy 16:7Cook the meat and eat it in the place that the Lord your God will choose. The next morning, you may return to your tents.
• Lamentations 1:13It is like God has sent fire down into our bones to hurt us. He wants us to turn towards him again, so he has caused things to be very difficult for us. All day he causes us to feel lonely and weak.

Commentaries on Exodus 12:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9With the purtenance thereof - All the intestines, for these were abused by the heathens to purposes of divination; and when roasted in the manner here directed they could not be thus used. The command also implies that the lamb was to be roasted whole; neither the head or legs were to be separated, nor the intestines removed. I suppose that these last simply included the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc., and not the intestinal canal.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Raw - i. e. “half-cooked.” Sodden … with water - It was probably more common to seethe meat than to roast meat; hence, the regrets expressed by the Israelites for the seething pots of Egypt. The purtenance thereof - or its intestines. This verse directs that the lamb should be roasted and placed on the table whole. No bone was to be broken (see Exodus 12:46, and margin reference). The bowels were taken out, washed and then replaced. The Talmud prescribes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30The Lord gave Moses instructions for the Passover meal and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:14–20). Moses and the people then celebrated the first Passover (12:21–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Eat not of it raw--that is, with any blood remaining; a caveat against conformity to idolatrous practices. It was to be roasted whole, not a bone to be broken, and this pointed to Christ (Joh 19:36).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:9

• Blood
• Israel
• Month
• Passover
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Blood
• Convocation
• Cook
• Cry
• Frontlets
• Leaven
• Mean
• Observe
• Passover
• Purtenance

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