Exodus 12 · Verse 46

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.
Exodus 12:46, King James Version

Exodus 12:46 in other translations

BSBIt must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.
WEBIt must be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones.
ASVIn one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
YLTin one house it is eaten, thou dost not carry out of the house any of the flesh without, and a bone ye do not break of it;
DARBYIn one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth any of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
BBEIt is to be taken in one house; not a bit of the flesh is to be taken out of the house, and no bone of it may be broken.
WebsterIn one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry aught of the flesh abroad out of the house: neither shall ye break a bone of it.

What does Exodus 12:46 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 46 In one house shall it be eaten - In one family, if that be large enough; if not, a neighboring family might be invited, Exo 12:4. Thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh - Every family must abide within doors because of the destroying angel, none being permitted to go out of his house till the next day, Exo 12:22. Neither shall ye break a bone thereof - As it was to be eaten in haste, (Exo 12:11), there was no time either to separate the bones, or to break them in order to extract the marrow; and lest they should be tempted to consume time in this way, therefore this ordinance was given. It is very likely that, when the whole lamb was brought to table, they cut off the flesh without even separating any of the large joints, leaving the skeleton, with whatever flesh they could not eat, to be consumed with fire, Exo 12:10. This precept was also given to point out a most remarkable circumstance which 1500 years after was to take place in the crucifixion of the Savior of mankind, who was the true Paschal Lamb, that Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world; who, though he was crucified as a common malefactor, and it was a universal custom to break the legs of such on the cross, yet so did the providence of God order it that a bone of Him was not broken. See the fulfillment of this wondrously expressive type, Joh 19:33, Joh 19:36.

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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 12:46 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.

בְּבַ֤יִתbe.Va.yitin a houseH1004
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259
יֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.Khelit will be eatenH398
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תוֹצִ֧יאto.Tzi'you will bring outH3318
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
מִן\־min-any ofH4480
הַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.Sarthe meatH1320
ח֑וּצָהChu.tzah[the] outside towardsH2351
וְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemand a boneH6106
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁבְּרוּ\־tish.be.ru-you will breakH7665
בֽוֹ\׃voin <the> it

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

Cross references for Exodus 12:46

  • John 19:36

    For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

  • Numbers 9:12

    They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

  • John 19:33

    But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

  • Ephesians 2:19-22

    Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

  • Psalms 34:20

    He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:12

    For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
one house.
1Co 12:12; Eph 2:19-22
neither.
Nu 9:12; Joh 19:33,36

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 12:47

    All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

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Exodus 12:46 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En una casa se comerá, y no llevarás de aquella carne fuera de casa, ni quebraréis hueso suyo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Elle sera mangée dans une même maison; tu n’emporteras point de sa chair hors de la maison, et vous n’en casserez pas un os.
German
Elberfelder 1871		In einem Hause soll es gegessen werden; du sollst nichts von dem Fleische aus dem Hause hinausbringen, und ihr sollt kein Bein an ihm zerbrechen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In una domo comedetur, nec efferetis de carnibus ejus foras, nec os illius confringetis.