Exodus 12 · Verse 7

Exodus 12:7

And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
Exodus 12:7, King James Version

Exodus 12:7 in other translations

BSBThey are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
WEBThey shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two door posts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.
ASVAnd they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.
YLTand they have taken of the blood, and have put on the two side-posts, and on the lintel over the houses in which they eat it.
DARBYAnd they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two door-posts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.
BBEThen take some of the blood and put it on the two sides of the door and over the door of the house where the meal is to be taken.
WebsterAnd they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts, and on the upper door-post of the houses, in which they shall eat it.

What does Exodus 12:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts, &c.--as a sign of safety to those within. The posts must be considered of tents, in which the Israelites generally lived, though some might be in houses. Though the Israelites were sinners as well as the Egyptians, God was pleased to accept the substitution of a lamb--the blood of which, being seen sprinkled on the doorposts, procured them mercy. It was to be on the sideposts and upper doorposts, where it might be looked to, not on the threshold, where it might be trodden under foot. This was an emblem of the blood of sprinkling (He 12:24; 10:29).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts - This was to be done by dipping a bunch of hyssop into the blood, and thus sprinkling it upon the posts, etc.; see Exo 12:22. That this sprinkling of the blood of the paschal lamb was an emblem of the sacrifice and atonement made by the death of Jesus Christ, is most clearly intimated in the sacred writings, 1Pet 1:2; Heb 9:13, Heb 9:14; Heb 8:10. It is remarkable that no blood was to be sprinkled on the threshold, to teach, as Mr. Ainsworth properly observes, a reverent regard for the blood of Christ, that men should not tread under foot the Son of God, nor count the blood of the covenant wherewith they were sanctified an unholy thing; Heb 10:29.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 12:1-20

The death of the first-born of the Egyptians, The Israelites urged to leave the land of Egypt. (29-36) The Israelites' first journey to Succoth. (37-42) Ordinance respecting the passover. (43-51) Verses 1-20 The Lord makes all things new to those whom he delivers from the bondage of Satan, and takes to himself to be his people. The time when he does this is to them the beginning of a new life. God appointed that, on…

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Exodus 12:7 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.

וְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.Chuand they will takeH3947
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
הַדָּ֔םha.Damthe bloodH1818
וְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.Nuand they will put [it]H5414
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
הַמְּזוּזֹ֖תha.me.zu.Zotthe doorpostsH4201
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
הַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.Kofthe lintelsH4947
עַ֚ל'alonH5921
הַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.Timthe housesH1004
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.Luthey will eatH398
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
בָּהֶֽם\׃ba.Hemin <the> them

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

Cross references for Exodus 12:7

  • Hebrews 11:28

    Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

  • Exodus 12:22-23

    And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 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.

  • Hebrews 9:22

    And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

  • Ephesians 1:7

    In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  • Hebrews 10:14

    For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

  • 1 Peter 1:2

    Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  • Hebrews 10:29

    Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  • Hebrews 9:13-14

    For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22,23; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:13,14,22; 10:14,29; 11:28; 1Pe 1:2

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Context

  • Exodus 12:6

    And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

  • Exodus 12:7

    And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

  • Exodus 12:8

    And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

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Exodus 12:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomarán de la sangre, y pondrán en los dos postes y en el dintel de las casas en que lo han de comer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils prendront de son sang, et en mettront sur les deux poteaux et sur le linteau de la porte, aux maisons dans lesquelles ils le mangeront;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sollen von dem Blute nehmen und es an die beiden Pfosten und an die Oberschwelle tun, an den Häusern, in welchen sie es essen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et sument de sanguine ejus, ac ponent super utrumque postem, et in superliminaribus domorum, in quibus comedent illum.