God’s Word Translation
Exodus 12:25
25When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
Exodus 12:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
- New International Version (NIV)When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service.
Context of Exodus 12:25
23The Lord will go throughout Egypt to kill the Egyptians. When he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, he will pass over that doorway, and he will not let the destroyer come into your home to kill you. 24“You must follow these instructions. They are a permanent law for you and your children. When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 26When your children ask you what this ceremony means to you, 27you must answer, ‘It’s the Passover sacrifice in the Lord’s honor. The Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he killed the Egyptians.’ ” Then the people knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.
Read all of Exodus 12Exodus 12:25 word by word
וְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־תָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass, when ye be comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- you, according as he hath promisedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
- that ye shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- this serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · serviceH5656
Cross-references for Exodus 12:25
- Deuteronomy 4:5I have taught you laws and rules as the Lord my God commanded me. You must obey them when you’ve entered the land and taken possession of it.
- Deuteronomy 12:8Never worship in the way that it’s being done here today, where everyone does whatever he considers right.
- Deuteronomy 16:5You’re not allowed to slaughter the animals for Passover in any of the cities the Lord your God is giving you.
- Joshua 5:10The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
- Psalms 105:44He gave them the lands of ⌞other⌟ nations, and they inherited what others had worked for
- Exodus 3:8I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room ⌞for everyone⌟. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.
Commentaries on Exodus 12:25
- 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. 25the land that the LORD will give you: This refers to the land of Canaan. God had earlier promised this land to Abraham (Genesis 12:7; 13:14–17).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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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
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