Exodus 12 · Verse 13

Exodus 12:13

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Exodus 12:13, King James Version

Exodus 12:13 in other translations

BSBThe blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
WEBThe blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
ASVAnd the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
YLT‘And the blood hath become a sign for you on the houses where ye are, and I have seen the blood, and have passed over you, and a plague is not on you for destruction in My smiting in the land of Egypt.
DARBYAnd the blood shall be for you as a sign on the houses in which ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be among you for destruction, when I smite the land of Egypt.
BBEAnd the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are: when I see the blood I will go over you, and no evil will come on you for your destruction, when my hand is on the land of Egypt.
WebsterAnd the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

What does Exodus 12:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The blood shall be to you for a token - It shall be the sign to the destroying angel, that the house on which he sees this blood sprinkled is under the protection of God, and that no person in it is to be injured. See Clarke on Exo 12:11 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 12:1-20

The death of the first-born of the Egyptians, The Israelites urged to leave the land of Egypt. (29-36) The Israelites' first journey to Succoth. (37-42) Ordinance respecting the passover. (43-51) Verses 1-20 The Lord makes all things new to those whom he delivers from the bondage of Satan, and takes to himself to be his people. The time when he does this is to them the beginning of a new life. God appointed that, on…

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Exodus 12:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָה֩ve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
הַדָּ֨םha.Damthe bloodH1818
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemfor <the> you
לְאֹ֗תle.'Ot<into> a signH226
עַ֤ל'alonH5921
הַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.Timthe housesH1004
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhereH834
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH859
שָׁ֔םSham[are] thereH8033
וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiand I will seeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּ֔םha.Damthe bloodH1818
וּפָסַחְתִּ֖יu.fa.sach.Tiand I will pass overH6452
עֲלֵכֶ֑ם'a.le.Khemover youH5921
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will beH1961
בָכֶ֥םva.Khemamong <the> you
נֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefa plagueH5063
לְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.Chitfor destructionH4889
בְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.Tiwhen strike IH5221
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 12:13

  • Hebrews 11:28

    Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

  • Exodus 12:23

    For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

  • Genesis 17:11

    And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

  • Joshua 2:12

    Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:10

    And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the blood.
23; Ge 17:11; Jos 2:12; Heb 11:28
and when.
1Th 1:10; 1Jo 1:7
to destroy you. Heb. for a destruction.

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Context

  • Exodus 12:12

    For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

  • Exodus 12:13

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

  • Exodus 12:14

    And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

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Exodus 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la sangre os será por señal en las casas donde vosotros estéis; y veré la sangre, y pasaré de vosotros, y no habrá en vosotros plaga de mortandad, cuando heriré la tierra de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le sang vous sera pour signe sur les maisons où vous serez; et je verrai le sang, et je passerai par-dessus vous, et il n’y aura point de plaie à destruction au milieu de vous, quand je frapperai le pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Blut soll euch zum Zeichen sein an den Häusern, worin ihr seid; und sehe ich das Blut, so werde ich an euch vorübergehen; und es wird keine Plage zum Verderben unter euch sein, wenn ich das Land Ägypten schlage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erit autem sanguis vobis in signum in ædibus in quibus eritis: et videbo sanguinem, et transibo vos: nec erit in vobis plaga disperdens quando percussero terram Ægypti.