Exodus 12:24

And you are to keep this as an order to you and to your sons for ever.

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In The King James Version

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

In Context

23For the Lord will go through the land, sending death on the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the two sides and the top of the door, the Lord will go over your door and will not let death come in for your destruction.

25And when you come into the land which the Lord will make yours, as he gave his word, you are to keep this act of worship.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:8And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 12:22-29

The Passover. ( b. c. 1491.) 21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. 22 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. 23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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