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11 This is how you shall eat it, with your loins girt and sandals on your feet and a staff in your hand. Eat it quickly. It is the Passover[a] of the Lord.

12 “ ‘On that night I will pass over the land of Egypt and strike the firstborn of the land of Egypt, both human and animal, to render justice against all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13 The blood on your houses shall be the sign that you are inside. I will see the blood and pass over. There shall be no plague for you when I strike the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:11 Passover: Hebrew, pesah, “passage”; that is, the Lord passed by, leaving untouched the houses marked with blood. The etymology of the Hebrew word is disputed.

11 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;(A) it is the Lord’s Passover.(B)

12 “On that same night I will pass through(C) Egypt and strike down(D) every firstborn(E) of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods(F) of Egypt. I am the Lord.(G) 13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over(H) you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.(I)

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