Exodus 12:24

Therefore shall ye obserue this thing as an ordinance both for thee and thy sonnes for euer.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 passe by to smite the Egyptians: and when he seeth the blood vpon the lintel and on the two doore cheekes, the Lord wil passe ouer the doore, and wil not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses to plague you.

25And when ye shall come into the land, which the Lord will giue you as hee hath promised, then ye shall keepe this seruice.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:8And I will giue thee and thy seede after thee the land, wherein thou art a stranger, euen all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, 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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