Exodus 12:11

Exodus 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover.

Context of Exodus 12:11

9Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs. 10Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover. 12“On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

Exodus 12:11 word by word

וְכָכָה֮ תֹּאכְל֣וּ אֹתוֹ֒ מָתְנֵיכֶ֣ם חֲגֻרִ֔ים נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ בְּחִפָּז֔וֹן פֶּ֥סַח ה֖וּא לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thusכָּ֫כָהkâkâh · thusH3602
• shall ye eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• your loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• girdedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• your shoesנַ֫עַלna‛al na‛ălâh · sandalH5275
• on your feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and your staffמַקֵּלmaqqêl maqqelâh · rodH4731
• in your handיָדyâd · handH3027
• it in hasteחִפָּזוֹןchippâzôn · hasteH2649
• the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453

Cross-references for Exodus 12:11

• Matthew 26:19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
• Luke 12:35“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,
• Ephesians 6:14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
• Luke 7:38As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
• Luke 15:22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
• Ephesians 6:15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
• Exodus 12:27then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’ ” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
• Leviticus 23:6On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast.
• Numbers 28:16“ ‘On the fourteenth day of the first month the Lord’s Passover is to be held.
• Deuteronomy 16:2Sacrifice as the Passover to the Lord your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the Lord will choose as a dwelling for his Name.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Commentaries on Exodus 12:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded - As in the eastern countries they wear long loose garments, whenever they travel they tuck up the fore parts of their garments in the girdle which they wear round their loins. Your shoes on your feet - This seems particularly mentioned because not customary. "The easterns throw off their shoes when they eat, because it would be troublesome," says Sir J. Chardin, "to keep their shoes upon their feet, they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11These instructions are understood by the Jews to apply only to the first Passover, when they belonged to the occasion. There is no trace of their observance at any later time. Each of the directions marks preparation for a journey; the long flowing robes are girded round the loins; shoes or sandals, not worn in the house or at meals, were fastened on the feet; and the traveler‘s staff was taken in hand. The Lord‘s passover - The great and most significant…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11be fully dressed: The Israelites needed to be ready to leave quickly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1411. thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet--as prepared for a journey. The first was done by the skirts of the loose outer cloth being drawn up and fastened in the girdle, so as to leave the leg and knee free for motion. As to the other, the Orientals never wear shoes indoors, and the ancient Egyptians, as appears from the monuments, did not usually wear either shoes or sandals. These injunctions seem to have applied chiefly…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 12:11

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

In the dictionaries

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

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