Exodus 12:28
And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
Exodus 12:28 in other translations
| BSB | And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron. |
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| WEB | The children of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. |
| ASV | And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. |
| YLT | And the people bow and do obeisance, and the sons of Israel go and do as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron; so have they done. |
| DARBY | And the children of Israel went away, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron; so did they. |
| BBE | And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did. |
| Webster | And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. |
What does Exodus 12:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 12:27-28
27-28. the people bowed the head, and worshipped--All the preceding directions were communicated through the elders, and the Israelites, being deeply solemnized by the influence of past and prospective events, gave prompt and faithful obedience.
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…
Exodus 12:28 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 12:28
- Hebrews 11:28
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
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Context
- Exodus 12:27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
- Exodus 12:28
And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
- Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Exodus 12:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los hijos de Israel se fueron, é hicieron puntualmente así; como Jehová había mandado á Moisés y á Aarón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les fils d’Israël s’en allèrent, et firent comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse et à Aaron; ils firent ainsi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kinder Israel gingen hin und taten es; so wie Jehova Mose und Aaron geboten hatte, also taten sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et egressi filii Israël fecerunt sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi et Aaron. |