Exodus 12:44

But every man's servant, whom he has got for money, may take of it, when he has had circumcision.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

In Context

43And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is the law of the Passover: no man who is not an Israelite is to take of it:

45A man from a strange country living among you, and a servant working for payment, may not take part in it.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:23And Abraham took Ishmael, his son, and all whose birth had taken place in his house, and all his servants whom he had made his for a price, every male of his house, and on that very day he gave them circumcision in the flesh of their private parts as God had said to him.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 12:44-51

Directions Concerning the Passover. ( b. c. 1491.) 43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 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. 47 All the congregation of Israel… Read the whole commentary →

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