Exodus 12:44
But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus 12:44 in other translations
| BSB | But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. |
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| WEB | but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it. |
| ASV | but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. |
| YLT | and any man's servant, the purchase of money, when thou hast circumcised him--then he doth eat of it; |
| DARBY | but every man's bondman that is bought for money — let him be circumcised: then shall he eat it. |
| BBE | But every man's servant, whom he has got for money, may take of it, when he has had circumcision. |
| Webster | But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat of it. |
What does Exodus 12:44 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 12:43-51
In times to come, all the congregation of Israel must keep the passover. All that share in God's mercies should join in thankful praises for them. The New Testament passover, the Lord's supper, ought not to be neglected by any. Strangers, if circumcised, might eat of the passover. Here is an early indication of favour to the gentiles. This taught the Jews that their being a nation favoured by God, entitled them to…
Exodus 12:44 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 12:44
- Genesis 17:12-13
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
- Genesis 17:23
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
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Context
- Exodus 12:43
And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
- Exodus 12:44
But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
- Exodus 12:45
A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
Exodus 12:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas todo siervo humano comprado por dinero, comerá de ella después que lo hubieres circuncidado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais tout esclave, homme acheté à prix d’argent, tu le circonciras; alors il en mangera. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | jedes Mannes Knecht aber, ein für Geld Erkaufter, wenn du ihn beschneidest, dann darf er davon essen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Omnis autem servus emptitius circumcidetur, et sic comedet. |