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Exodus 12:44

Verse 44 of 51. The 12th of 40 chapters in Exodus, in The Law.

40Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years.

41At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of the LORD’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.

42It is a night to be much observed to the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of the LORD, to be much observed by all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

43The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover. No foreigner shall eat of it,

44but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.

45A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it.

46It must be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones.

47All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

48When a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, and would like to keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it. He shall be as one who is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.