Exodus 12 · Verse 17

Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
Exodus 12:17, King James Version

Exodus 12:17 in other translations

BSBSo you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
WEBYou shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
ASVAnd ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever.
YLTand ye have observed the unleavened things, for in this self-same day I have brought out your hosts from the land of Egypt, and ye have observed this day to your generations--a statute age-during.
DARBYAnd ye shall keep the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; and ye shall keep this day in your generations as an ordinance for ever.
BBESo keep the feast of unleavened bread; for on this very day I have taken your armies out of the land of Egypt: this day, then, is to be kept through all your generations by an order for ever.
WebsterAnd ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

What does Exodus 12:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. ye shall observe, &c.--The seven days of this feast were to commence the day after the passover. It was a distinct festival following that feast; but although this feast was instituted like the passover before the departure, the observance of it did not take place till after.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Self-same day - בעצם beetsem, in the body of this day, or in the strength of this day; probably they began their march about day-break, called here the body or strength of the day, and in Deu 16:1, by night - sometime before the sun rose.

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 12:17 in the original Hebrew

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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtthe unleavened bread<s>H4682
כִּ֗יKiforH3588
בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemon [the] substance ofH6106
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
הוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiI brought outH3318
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.Khemhosts yourH6635
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.Khemto generations yourH1755
חֻקַּ֥תchu.Kata statute ofH2708
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

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Cross references for Exodus 12:17

  • Exodus 13:3

    And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

  • Exodus 7:5

    And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

  • Exodus 13:8

    And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

  • Exodus 12:41

    And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

  • Numbers 20:16

    And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in this selfsame.
7:5; 13:8; Nu 20:16
an ordinance.
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Context

  • Exodus 12:16

    And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

  • Exodus 12:17

    And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

  • Exodus 12:18

    In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

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Exodus 12:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y guardaréis la fiesta de los ázimos, porque en aqueste mismo día saqué vuestros ejércitos de la tierra de Egipto: por tanto guardaréis este día en vuestras generaciones por costumbre perpetua.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous garderez la fête des pains sans levain, car en ce même jour j’ai fait sortir vos armées du pays d’Égypte; et vous garderez ce jour-là en vos générations, comme un statut perpétuel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so beobachtet das Fest der ungesäuerten Brote denn an diesem selbigen Tage habe ich eure Heere aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt. Und ihr sollt diesen Tag beobachten bei euren Geschlechtern als ewige Satzung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et observabitis azyma: in eadem enim ipsa die educam exercitum vestrum de terra Ægypti, et custodietis diem istum in generationes vestras ritu perpetuo.