Exodus Chapter 12

New Year Changed

12:1 AND YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here spoke to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here in the land of Egypt, saying,
12:2 This month [shall be] to you the beginning of months it [shall be] the first month of the year to you.

Passover instituted


12:3 Y’all speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb for an house
12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take [it] according to the number of the souls ; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year y’all shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats
12:6 And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
12:7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
12:8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it.
12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire ; his head with his legs, and with the pertinence of it.
12:10 And y’all shall let nothing of it remain until the morning ; and that which remains of it until the morning y’all shall burn with fire.
12:11 And so shall y’all eat it; [with] your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand ; and y’all shall eat it in a hurry it [is] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here‘S Passoverפֶּסַח‎
also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/)is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Pesach starts on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan which is considered the first month of the Hebrew year.and lasts 8 days For more info click here.
12:12 Because I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast ; and against all the gods (or princes) of Egypt I will execute judgment I [am] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here.
12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where y’all [are] and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you], when I strike the land of Egypt.
12:14 And this day shall be to you for a memorial ; and y’all shall keep it a feast to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here throughout your generations ; you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever.
12:15 Seven days shall y’all eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses for whom ever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
12:16 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 done in them, save [that] which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
12:17 And y’all shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread; for on this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt so shall y’all observe this day in your generations by an ordinance forever.
12:18 In the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month at even, y’all shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses for whom ever eats that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
12:20 Y’all shall eat nothing leavened ; in all your habitations shall you eat unleavened bread.
12:21 Then Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, Draw out and take you a lamb (or kid) according to your families, and kill the Passoverפֶּסַח‎
also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/)is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Pesach starts on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan which is considered the first month of the Hebrew year.and lasts 8 days For more info click here.
12:22 And y’all 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.
12:23 Because YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here will pass through to strike the Egyptians ; and when he sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike [you].
12:24 And y’all shall observe this thing for an ordinance to ya’ll and to your sons forever.
12:25 And it shall so happen, when y’all be come to the land which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here will give you, according as he has promised, that y’all shall keep this service.
12:26 And it shall happen, when your sons shall say to you, What mean you by this service ?
12:27 That y’all shall say, It [is] the sacrifice of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here‘S Passoverפֶּסַח‎
also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/)is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Pesach starts on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan which is considered the first month of the Hebrew year.and lasts 8 days For more info click here, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshiped.
12:28 And the sons of Israel went away, and did as YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here had commanded Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here, so did they.

Firstborn slain


12:29 And it so happened, that at midnight YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon ; and all the firstborn of cattle.
12:30 And Pharaoh got up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians ; and there was a great cry in Egypt ; because [there] wasn’t a house where [there] wasn’t one dead.
12:31 And he called for Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here by night, and said, Get up, [and] you get out from among my people, both y’all and the sons of Israel ; and go, serve YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, like y’all have said.
12:32 Take your flocks and your herds too, like y’all have said, and be gone ; and bless me too.
12:33 And the Egyptians were urgent on the people, that they might send them out of the land in a hurry ; because they said, We [are] all dead [men].
12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading (or dough) troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
12:35 And the sons of Israel did according to the word of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here ; and they borrowed (or demanded) from the Egyptians vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment
12:36 And YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent to them [such things as they required]. And they plundered the Egyptians.
12:37 And the sons of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside sons.
12:38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, [even] very much cattle.
12:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt, because it wasn’t leavened ; because they were driven out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, nor had they prepared for themselves any provision.
12:40 Now the sojourning of the sons of Israel, who lived in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.
12:41 And it so happened at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it so happened, that all the hosts of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here went out from the land of Egypt.
12:42 It [is] a night to be much observed to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here for bringing them out from the land of Egypt this [is] that night of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here to be observed of all the sons of Israel in their generations.
12:43 And YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here said to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here, This [is] the ordinance of the Passoverפֶּסַח‎
also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/)is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Pesach starts on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan which is considered the first month of the Hebrew year.and lasts 8 days For more info click here There shall no stranger eat of it
12:44 But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
12:45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat of it.
12:46 In one house shall it be eaten ; you will not carry out ought of the flesh abroad out of the house ; nor shall y’all break a bone of it.
12:47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
12:48 And when a stranger shall temporary stays with ya’ll , and will keep the Passoverפֶּסַח‎
also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/)is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Pesach starts on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan which is considered the first month of the Hebrew year.and lasts 8 days For more info click here to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land because no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.
12:49 One law shall be to him that is home born, and to the stranger that stays among you.
12:50 this did all the sons of Israel ; as YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here commanded Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here, so did they.
12:51 And it so happened the selfsame day, [that] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here did bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

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      Wrest |rest| verb [ trans. ] forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp : Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold. • take (something, esp. power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty : they wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies. […]

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