Exodus 12 · Verse 24

Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Exodus 12:24, King James Version

Exodus 12:24 in other translations

BSBAnd you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
WEBYou shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever.
ASVAnd ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
YLT‘And ye have observed this thing, for a statute to thee, and to thy sons--unto the age;
DARBYAnd ye shall observe this as an ordinance for thee and for thy sons for ever.
BBEAnd you are to keep this as an order to you and to your sons for ever.
WebsterAnd ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

What does Exodus 12:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 12:21-25

21-25. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, &c.--Here are given special directions for the observance.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 12:21-28

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…

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Exodus 12:24 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.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לְחָק\־le.chok-to a decreeH2706
לְךָ֥le.Khafor yourself
וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaand for children yourH1121
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

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

Cross references for Exodus 12:24

  • 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.

  • Genesis 17:8-10

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

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14; Ge 17:8-10

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 12:24

    And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

  • Exodus 12:25

    And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

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Exodus 12:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y guardaréis esto por estatuto para vosotros y para vuestros hijos para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous garderez cela comme un statut pour toi et pour tes enfants, à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr sollt dieses beobachten als eine Satzung für dich und deine Kinder ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Custodi verbum istud legitimum tibi et filiis tuis usque in æternum.