Exodus 12 · Verse 45

Exodus 12:45

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

Exodus 12:45, King James Version

Exodus 12:45 in other translations

BSB	A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.
WEB	A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it.
ASV	A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.
YLT	a settler or hired servant doth not eat of it;
DARBY	A settler and a hired servant shall not eat it.
BBE	A man from a strange country living among you, and a servant working for payment, may not take part in it.
Webster	A foreigner, and a hired servant shall not eat of it.

What does Exodus 12:45 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 45 A foreigner - תושב toshab, from ישב yashab, to sit down or dwell; one who is a mere sojourner, for the purpose of traffic, merchandise, etc., but who is neither a proselyte of the gate nor of the covenant. And a hired servant - Who, though he be bought with money, or has indented himself for a certain term to serve a Jew, yet has not become either a proselyte of the gate or of the covenant. None of these shall eat of it, because not circumcised - not brought under the bond of the covenant; and not being under obligation to observe the Mosaic law, had no right to its privileges and blessings. Even under the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, he is the author of eternal salvation only to them who Obey him, Heb 5:9; and those who become Christians are chosen to salvation through Sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth, 2Thes 2:13; for the grace of God, that bringeth salvation to all men, hath appeared, teaching us that, Denying Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts we should live Soberly, Righteously, and Godly, in this present world; Tit 2:11, Tit 2:12. Such persons only walk worthy of the vocation wherewith they are called.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Exodus 12:45 in the original Hebrew

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תּוֹשָׁ֥בto.Shava resident alienH8453

וְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.Khirand a hired laborerH7916

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808

יֹ֥אכַל\־Yo.khal-he will eatH398

בּֽוֹ\׃boin <the> it

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

Cross references for Exodus 12:45

Leviticus 22:10
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Le 22:10; Eph 2:12

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Context

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 12:46
In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

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Exodus 12:45 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El extranjero y el asalariado no comerán de ella.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	L’habitant et l’homme à gages n’en mangeront point.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ein Beisaß und ein Mietling soll nicht davon essen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Advena et mercenarius non edent ex eo.