Exodus 12 · Verse 9

Exodus 12:9

Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
Exodus 12:9, King James Version

Exodus 12:9 in other translations

BSBDo not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
WEBDon’t eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; with its head, its legs and its inner parts.
ASVEat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
YLTye do not eat of it raw, or boiled at all in water, but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inwards;
DARBYYe shall eat none of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with its in-wards.
BBEDo not take it uncooked or cooked with boiling water, but let it be cooked in the oven; its head with its legs and its inside parts.
WebsterEat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; its head with its legs, and with its entrails.

What does Exodus 12:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Eat not of it raw--that is, with any blood remaining; a caveat against conformity to idolatrous practices. It was to be roasted whole, not a bone to be broken, and this pointed to Christ (Joh 19:36).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 With the purtenance thereof - All the intestines, for these were abused by the heathens to purposes of divination; and when roasted in the manner here directed they could not be thus used. The command also implies that the lamb was to be roasted whole; neither the head or legs were to be separated, nor the intestines removed. I suppose that these last simply included the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc., and not the intestinal canal.

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 12:9 in the original Hebrew

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אַל\־'al-may notH408
תֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.Luyou eatH398
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuany of itH4480
נָ֔אNa'rawH4995
וּבָשֵׁ֥לu.va.Sheland boiledH1311
מְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.Shalbeing boiledH1310
בַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimin <the> waterH4325
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
צְלִי\־tze.li-roasted ofH6748
אֵ֔שׁ'EshfireH784
רֹאשׁ֥וֹro.Shohead itsH7218
עַל\־'al-withH5921
כְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'Avlegs itsH3767
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and withH5921
קִרְבּֽוֹ\׃kir.Boentrails itsH7130

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

Cross references for Exodus 12:9

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:7

    And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

  • Lamentations 1:13

    From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but roast with fire.
8; De 16:7; La 1:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 12:9

    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

  • Exodus 12:10

    And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

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Exodus 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ninguna cosa comeréis de él cruda, ni cocida en agua, sino asada al fuego; su cabeza con sus pies y sus intestinos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous n’en mangerez pas qui soit à demi cuit ou qui ait été cuit dans l’eau, mais rôti au feu: la tête, et les jambes, et l’intérieur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihr sollt nichts roh davon essen und keineswegs im Wasser gesotten, sondern am Feuer gebraten: seinen Kopf samt seinen Schenkeln und samt seinem Eingeweide.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non comedetis ex eo crudum quid, nec coctum aqua, sed tantum assum igni: caput cum pedibus ejus et intestinis vorabitis.