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href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />but a temporary resident or a hired worker may not eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A stranger or a hired worker shall not eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A foreign resident or a hired person shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />No stranger (temporary resident, foreigner) or hired servant shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A temporary resident or hired worker may not eat the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A temporary resident or hired hand may not eat the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but no foreigners who work for you are allowed to have any. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A sojourner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"No foreigner visiting you may eat it. "No hired worker may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No temporary resident or hired worker may eat it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But no temporary resident or a hired servant is to eat it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A foreigner and a hired worker must not eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A foreigner, and a hired servant shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />a settler or hired servant does not eat of it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> a settler or hired servant doth not eat of it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sojourner and the hireling shall not eat of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The stranger and the hireling shall not eat thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The newcomer and the hired hand shall not eat from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But no tenant or hired worker may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />no bound or hired servant may eat of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />An alien and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A settler and a hired man will not eat of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A sojourner or hireling shall not eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/12-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=3119" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Instructions for the Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">44</span>But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8453.htm" title="8453: tō·wō·šāḇ (N-ms) -- A sojourner. ">A temporary resident</a> <a href="/hebrew/7916.htm" title="7916: wə·śā·ḵîr (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Hired. From sakar; a man at wages by the day or year.">or hired hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">shall not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">the Passover.</a> </span><span class="reftext">46</span>It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Leviticus 22:10</a></span><br />No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-14.htm">Numbers 9:14</a></span><br />If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-15.htm">Numbers 15:15-16</a></span><br />The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD. / The same law and the same ordinance will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Deuteronomy 16:11</a></span><br />and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-14.htm">Deuteronomy 16:14</a></span><br />And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-12.htm">Genesis 17:12-13</a></span><br />Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. / Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-22.htm">Leviticus 24:22</a></span><br />You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5</a></span><br />David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11-12</a></span><br />I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. / But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Matthew 22:11-13</a></span><br />But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. / Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-3.htm">Acts 11:3</a></span><br />and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Leviticus 22:10</a></b></br> There shall no stranger eat <i>of</i> the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat <i>of</i> the holy thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a></b></br> That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/12-33.htm">Country</a> <a href="/exodus/12-44.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/genesis/30-16.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/exodus/2-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Resident</a> <a href="/exodus/12-44.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Settler</a> <a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/exodus/3-3.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-25.htm">Temporary</a> <a href="/exodus/12-44.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Country</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Part</a> <a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Resident</a> <a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Settler</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Temporary</a> <a href="/exodus/12-46.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Worker</a> <a href="/exodus/14-12.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">The beginning of the year is changed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">The Passover is instituted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">The import of the rite of the Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Unleavened bread</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">The firstborn are slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">The Israelites are driven out of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">They come to Succoth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">The time of their sojourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">The ordinance of the Passover</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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A hired hand is someone employed for labor, often without the rights and privileges of a family member or citizen. This distinction highlights the exclusivity of the Passover as a covenantal meal, reserved for those who are part of the Israelite community. The concept of a temporary resident is seen in other parts of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a>, where the Israelites are commanded to treat the foreigner living among them as a native-born. This reflects God's concern for justice and inclusion, yet with boundaries regarding sacred practices.<p><b>shall not eat the Passover.</b><br>The Passover meal was a sacred observance commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, as described in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. It was a sign of the covenant between God and His people, requiring full participation in the community of faith. The restriction against temporary residents and hired hands partaking in the Passover underscores the importance of covenant identity and purity. This exclusivity points to the necessity of being part of God's covenant people to fully participate in His redemptive acts. In the New Testament, the Passover is seen as a type of Christ, who is referred to as our Passover lamb in <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>. Just as the original Passover required identification with the covenant community, so too does participation in the salvation offered through Christ require faith and identification with His body, the Church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_resident.htm">Temporary Resident</a></b><br>Refers to a foreigner living among the Israelites who has not fully integrated into the covenant community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hired_hand.htm">Hired Hand</a></b><br>A worker employed by an Israelite, often a foreigner, who does not share in the religious and cultural identity of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, marked by the sacrifice of a lamb and a special meal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, chosen by God to be His people, who were delivered from Egyptian bondage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved before their deliverance, representing bondage and oppression.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_community.htm">Covenant Community</a></b><br>The Passover meal was reserved for those who were part of the covenant community. This underscores the importance of being in a committed relationship with God and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparation.htm">Spiritual Preparation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to be prepared to partake in the Passover, Christians are called to examine their hearts and lives before participating in the Lord's Supper.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_through_christ.htm">Inclusivity through Christ</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law excluded certain individuals from the Passover, the New Testament reveals that through Christ, all who believe are included in God's family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The restriction serves as a reminder of the call to holiness and the distinct identity of God's people, set apart for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_passover.htm">Symbolism of the Passover</a></b><br>The Passover points to Christ, our ultimate Passover Lamb, whose sacrifice delivers us from the bondage of sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'vagabond'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What is Goshen's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_israelites_at_sinai.htm">Exodus 19:1-2: If a massive camp of Israelites really gathered at Mount Sinai, why is there scant archaeological evidence supporting such an event in that location?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_lev_25_39-46_differ_on_servitude.htm">Why does the command to release servants (Lev 25:39-46) appear inconsistent with other biblical passages endorsing servitude?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_the_bible_condemn_slavery.htm">Why does the Bible never explicitly condemn slavery?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(45) <span class= "bld">An hired servant.</span>--It is assumed that the hired servant will be a foreigner; otherwise, of course, he would participate.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A foreigner.</span> Literally "a so-journer" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, a foreigner who is merely passing through the land, or staying for a time, without intending to become a permanent resident. The Septuagint <span class="greek">πάροικος</span> well expresses the meaning. <span class="cmt_word">An hired servant.</span> It is assumed that the "hired servant" will be a foreigner; and intended to guard against any compulsion being put upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A temporary resident</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹשָׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wō·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8453.htm">Strong's 8453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Resident alien</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or hired hand</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂכִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·ḵîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7916.htm">Strong's 7916: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man at wages</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat the Passover.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֥אכַל־</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/12-45.htm">Exodus 12:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:45 A foreigner and a hired servant shall (Exo. 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