Exodus 12:21–28

²¹Then ^aMoses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “¹Go and ^btake for yourselves ²lambs according to your families, and slay ^cthe Passover lamb.

²²“^aYou shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and ¹apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

A Memorial of Redemption

²³“For ^athe Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will ^bnot allow the ^cdestroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.

²⁴“And ^ayou shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.

²⁵“When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has ¹promised, you shall observe this ²rite.

²⁶“^aAnd when your children say to you, ‘¹What does this rite mean to you?’

²⁷you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to ^athe Lord ¹who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but ²spared our homes.’ ” ^bAnd the people bowed low and worshiped.

²⁸Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.