Exodus 12:22

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Drain the blood into a basin. Then take a bundle of hyssop branches and dip it into the blood. Brush the hyssop across the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. And no one may go out through the door until morning.

Context of Exodus 12:22

20Eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat unleavened bread.” 21Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 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. 23When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. 24“Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants.

Exodus 12:22 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a bunchאֲגֻדָּה'ăgûddâh · bandH92
• of hyssopאֵזוֹב'êzôb · hyssopH231
• and dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
• in the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• in the basonסַףsaph · basinH5592
• and strikeנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• the lintelמַשְׁקוֹףmashqôph · lintelH4947
• and the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• side postsמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201
• and noneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• of you shall go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• at the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• until the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242

Cross-references for Exodus 12:22

• Leviticus 14:6He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.
• Numbers 19:18Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water and sprinkle the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death.
• Psalms 51:7Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
• Hebrews 9:1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
• Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
• Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
• 1 Peter 1:2who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
• Exodus 12:7Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
• Matthew 26:30When they had 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

Topics related to Exodus 12:22

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

In the dictionaries

• Basin
• Blood
• Bunch
• Convocation
• Cry
• Hyssop
• Leaven
• Lintel
• Mean
• Observe

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