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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Exodus 12:22

20You are to eat no hametz; in all your houses you are to eat matzot .” 21Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, select lambs for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. You are to take a bundle of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply it to the crossbeam and two doorposts with the blood from the basin. None of you may go out the door of his house until morning. 23Adonai will pass through to strike down the Egyptians, but when He sees the blood on the crossbeam and the two doorposts, Adonai will pass over that door, and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you down. 24Also you are to observe this event as an eternal ordinance, for you and your children.

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 14:6As for the living bird, he is to take it, the cedar wood, the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them with the living bird into the blood of the bird that was killed over the living water.
• Numbers 19:18Then a clean person will take some hyssop, dip it into the water, and, sprinkle it on the tent, all of the furnishings, and the people who were there, as well as the one touching the bone, the one killed, the corpse or the grave.
• Psalms 51:7Behold, I was born in iniquity and in sin when my mother conceived me.
• Hebrews 9:1Now even the first one had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary.
• Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the smearing of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them.
• Hebrews 12:24and to Yeshua, the Mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than the blood of Abel.
• 1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.
• Exodus 12:7They are to take the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the crossbeam of the houses where they will eat it.
• Matthew 26:30After singing the Hallel, 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