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Exodus 12:43–44

Institution of the Passover

43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but every slave2 that is fbought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him.

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Exodus 12:43–44 — The New International Version (NIV)

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal:

“No foreigner may eat it. 44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,

Exodus 12:43–44 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 44 But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

Exodus 12:43–44 — New Living Translation (NLT)

43 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal. 44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.

Exodus 12:43–44 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat it. 44 But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.

Exodus 12:43–44 — New Century Version (NCV)

43 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Here are the rules for Passover: No foreigner is to eat the Passover. 44 If someone buys a slave and circumcises him, the slave may eat the Passover.

Exodus 12:43–44 — American Standard Version (ASV)

43 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof; 44 but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

Exodus 12:43–44 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

43 And Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: No stranger shall eat of it; 44 but every man’s bondman that is bought for money—let him be circumcised: then shall he eat it.

Exodus 12:43–44 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the rules for the Passover: 

“No foreigner may eat the Passover meal. 

44 “Any male slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him. 

Exodus 12:43–44 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner may eat it. 44 But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.

Exodus 12:43–44 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: This is the ordinance for the passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after he has been circumcised;

Exodus 12:43–44 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

43 And Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner may eat it. 44 But any slave of a man, an acquisition by money, and you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.

Exodus 12:43–44 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

43 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, “Here are the rules for the Passover.

“No one from another country is allowed to eat the Passover meal. 44 Any slave you have bought is allowed to eat it after you have circumcised him.

Exodus 12:43–44 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: no foreigner is to eat of it;

44 but every man’s slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.


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