Exodus 12:4

And if the household be too small for the seh (lamb), + 12:4 See Isa 53:7 let him and his neighbor next unto his bais take according to the number of the nefashot; every ish according to what he eats shall make up your count for the seh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

In Context

3Speak ye unto kol Adat Yisroel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a seh (lamb), + 12:3 See Isa 53:7 according to the bais avot, a seh for each bais;

5Your seh (lamb) + 12:5 See Isa 53:7 shall be tamim (without blemish), a zachar (male) within its first year; ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35And Barzillai said unto HaMelech, How long have I to live, that I should go up with HaMelech to Yerushalayim?

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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