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Exodus 12:3

Tell all the Israelites that on the tenth day of this month, every man must choose a lamb for his family, one for each household.

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In The King James Version

Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

In Context

2“This month will be for you the first month, the first month of your year.

4However, if the household is too small for a whole lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor may choose a lamb according to the total number of people. Divide up the lamb depending on what everybody can eat.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:8“God will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied, and they went on walking up together.

Exodus 6:6So tell the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord and I will save you from the forced labor the Egyptians are making you do; I will set you free from being their slaves. I will rescue you using my power and imposing heavy punishments.

Exodus 14:15The Lord told Moses, “Why are you crying out to me for help? Tell the Israelites to move forward.

Leviticus 1:2“Go and speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you present an offering to the Lord, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd of cattle or the flock of sheep or goats.

Numbers 1:1The Lord spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting while they were in the Sinai desert. This was on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He told him,

Joshua 7:14In the morning, you will come forward, tribe by tribe. Whichever tribe the Lord chooses will come forward clan by clan. The clan that the Lord chooses will come forward family by family. The family that the Lord chooses will come forward man by man.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 12:2-21

The Appointment of the Passover; the Feast of Unleavened Bread. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his… Read the whole commentary →

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