Exodus 12:1

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

In Context

2This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it is the first to you among the months of the year.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:2Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of his neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.

Exodus 14:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 9:2Speak, and let the children of Israel keep the passover in its season.

Numbers 9:5on the fourteenth day of the first month in the wilderness of Sina, as the Lord appointed Moses, so the children of Israel did.

Ezekiel 45:21And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the feast of the passover; seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 12:1

This chapter gives an account of one of the most memorable ordinances, and one of the most memorable providences, of all that are recorded in the Old Testament. I. Not one of all the ordinances of the Jewish church was more eminent than that of the passover, nor is any one more frequently mentioned in the New Testament; and we have here an account of the institution to it. The ordinance consisted of three parts:—1. The killing and eating of the paschal lamb, ver. 1-6 , 8-11 . 2. The sprinkling of the blood upon… Read the whole commentary →

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