Chapter 12

And the LORD spake⁴ 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.

Speak¹⁶ ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying,² In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take⁴ to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for an house:

And if the household be too little^{4 1961 2} for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take¹ [it] according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count⁴ for the lamb.

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take⁴ [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:

And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth ⁶²⁴⁰ day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill¹ it in the evening.

And they shall take¹ of the blood, and strike¹ [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat⁴ it.

And they shall eat¹ the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat⁴ it.

Eat⁴ not of it raw, nor sodden^{30 1311} at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

And ye shall let nothing of it remain⁵⁵ until the morning; and that which remaineth¹² of it until the morning ye shall burn⁴ with fire.

And thus shall ye eat⁴ it; [with] your loins girded,⁷ your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat¹ it in haste: it [is] the LORD'S passover.

For I will pass¹ through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite⁵² all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute⁴ judgment: I [am] the LORD.

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye [are]: and when I see¹ the blood, I will pass¹ over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you], when I smite⁵³ the land of Egypt.

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep¹ it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast⁴ by an ordinance for ever.

Seven days shall ye eat⁴ unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away⁵⁵ leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth⁶ leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off⁸ from Israel.

And in the first day [there shall be] an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done¹¹ in them, save [that] which every man must eat,¹¹ that only may be done¹¹ of you.

And ye shall observe¹ [the feast of] unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out⁵² of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe¹ this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

In the first [month], on the fourteenth ⁷⁰² day of the month at even, ye shall eat⁴ unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

Seven days shall there be no leaven found¹¹ in your houses: for whosoever eateth⁶ that which is leavened,⁵⁶ even that soul shall be cut off⁸ from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

Ye shall eat⁴ nothing leavened;⁵⁶ in all your habitations shall ye eat⁴ unleavened bread.

Then Moses called⁴ for all the elders of Israel, and said⁴ unto them, Draw out³ and take³ you a lamb according to your families, and kill³ the passover.

And ye shall take¹ a bunch of hyssop, and dip¹ [it] in the blood that [is] in the bason, and strike⁵² the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that [is] in the bason; and none of you shall go out⁴ at the door of his house until the morning.

For the LORD will pass through¹ to smite² the Egyptians; and when he seeth¹ the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass¹ over the door, and will not suffer⁴ the destroyer⁵⁶ to come² in unto your houses to smite² [you].

And ye shall observe¹ this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come⁴ to the land which the LORD will give⁴ you, according as he hath promised,¹⁴ that ye shall keep¹ this service.

And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say⁴ unto you, What mean ye by this service?

That ye shall say,¹ It [is] the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed¹ over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote² the Egyptians, and delivered⁵² our houses. And the people bowed the head⁴ and worshipped.¹⁰¹

And the children of Israel went away,⁴ and did⁴ as the LORD had commanded¹⁴ Moses and Aaron, so did¹ they.

And it came to pass, that at midnight ³⁹¹⁵ the LORD smote⁵² all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat⁶ on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; ⁹⁵³ and all the firstborn of cattle.

And Pharaoh rose up⁴ in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for [there was] not a house where [there was] not one dead.⁵

And he called⁴ for Moses and Aaron by night, and said,⁴ Rise up,³ [and] get you forth³ from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go,³ serve³ the LORD, as ye have said.¹⁵

Also take³ your flocks and your herds, as ye have said,¹⁴ and be gone;³ and bless¹⁴ me also.

And the Egyptians were urgent⁴ upon the people, that they might send¹⁵ them out of the land in haste;¹⁵ for they said,¹ We [be] all dead⁵ [men].

And the people took⁴ their dough before it was leavened,⁴ their kneadingtroughs being bound up⁷ in their clothes upon their shoulders.

And the children of Israel did¹ according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed⁴ of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

And the LORD gave¹ the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent⁵⁵ unto them [such things as they required]. And they spoiled¹⁷ the Egyptians.

And the children of Israel journeyed⁴ from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.

And a mixed multitude went up¹ also with them; and flocks, and herds, [even] very much cattle.

And they baked⁴ unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth⁵² out of Egypt, for it was not leavened;¹ because they were thrust out²⁷ of Egypt, and could¹ not tarry,¹¹⁶ neither had they prepared¹ for themselves any victual.

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt¹ in Egypt, [was] four hundred ⁸¹⁴¹ and thirty years.

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred ⁸¹⁴¹ and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out¹ from the land of Egypt.

It [is] a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out⁵³ from the land of Egypt: this [is] that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses and Aaron, This [is] the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger ⁵²³⁶ eat⁴ thereof:

But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised¹ him, then shall he eat⁴ thereof.

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat⁴ thereof.

In one house shall it be eaten;¹¹ thou shalt not carry forth⁵⁵ ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break⁴ a bone thereof.

All the congregation of Israel shall keep⁴ it.

And when a stranger shall sojourn⁴ with thee, and will keep¹ the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised,⁹ and then let him come near⁴ and keep² it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat⁴ thereof.

One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth⁶ among you.

Thus did⁴ all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses and Aaron, so did¹ they.

And it came to pass the selfsame day, [that] the LORD did bring the children of Israel out⁵² of the land of Egypt by their armies.