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42 (A)It is a night to be kept for Yahweh for having brought them out from the land of Egypt; this night is for Yahweh, to be kept [a]by all the sons of Israel throughout their generations.

The Statute of the Passover

43 And Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of (B)the Passover: no [b](C)foreigner shall eat of it; 44 but every man’s (D)slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:42 Lit to the sons
  2. Exodus 12:43 Lit son of a stranger

42 Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come.(A)

Passover Restrictions

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(B)

“No foreigner(C) may eat it. 44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised(D) him,

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