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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a 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 />Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They are to take some of the blood and smear it on the sides and top of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the animal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Then they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and strike <i>it</i> on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they shall take <i>some</i> of the blood and put <i>it</i> on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel [above the door] of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They must take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where they eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They must take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where they eat them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some of the blood must be put on the two doorposts and above the door of each house where the animals are to be eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They must take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they will eat the animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people are to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They're to take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat the lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will take some of the blood and put it on the two side posts and top of the doorframe of the houses where they will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side-posts, and on the upper door-post of the houses, in which they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two door posts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have taken of the blood, and have put [it] on the two doorposts, and on the lintel over the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have taken of the blood, and have put on the two side-posts, and on the lintel over the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they took from the blood and gave upon the two door-posts, and upon the lintel within the houses which they shall eat it in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood thereof, and put it upon both the side posts, and on the upper door posts of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they shall take from its blood, and place it on both the door posts and the upper threshold of the houses, in which they will consume it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They will take some of its blood and apply it to the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take some of the blood thereof and sprinkle it on the two door posts and on the lintel and on the houses wherein they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they will take from its blood and they will cast upon both door posts and upon the mantle and upon the houses where they will eat it among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take of the blood, and shall put it on the two door-posts, and on the lintel, in the houses in which soever they shall eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/12-7.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=2739" 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">The First Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">They are to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">some of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: had·dām (Art:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4201.htm" title="4201: ham·mə·zū·zōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A doorpost, gatepost. Or mzuzah; from the same as ziyz; a door-post.">the sides</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4947.htm" title="4947: ham·maš·qō·wp̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Probably lintel (of a door). From shaqaph in its original sense of overhanging; a lintel.">tops of the doorframes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bāt·tîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">they eat the lambs.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.…<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/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20</a></span><br />and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Numbers 9:12</a></span><br />they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a></span><br />Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a></span><br />As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8</a></span><br />Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22,23</a></b></br> And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip <i>it</i> in the blood that <i>is</i> in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that <i>is</i> in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></b></br> In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13,14,22</a></b></br> For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/7-21.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/genesis/43-19.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">Doorframes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Door-Post</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Doorposts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Door-Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Lintel</a> <a href="/exodus/7-12.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/11-6.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/acts/17-9.htm">Post</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-5.htm">Side-Posts</a> <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/exodus/8-16.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/genesis/6-16.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Door</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-9.htm">Doorframes</a> <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Door-Post</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Doorposts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-9.htm">Door-Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Lintel</a> <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Post</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Side</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Side-Posts</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/exodus/36-38.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Wherein</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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In the ancient Near Eastern context, blood was often associated with covenant and purification. This act prefigures the sacrificial system established later in the Mosaic Law and ultimately points to the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose blood brings redemption (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>, <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).<p><b>and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes</b><br>The application of blood on the doorframes served as a sign of protection and obedience. The doorframe, being the entrance to the home, symbolized the threshold between life and death. This act of marking the doorposts with blood was a public declaration of faith and trust in God's promise of deliverance. It parallels the concept of being marked or sealed by God, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a> and <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Revelation 7:3</a>.<p><b>of the houses</b><br>The house represents the family unit, which was central to Israelite society. The communal aspect of the Passover meal highlights the importance of family and community in worship and obedience to God. This also foreshadows the New Testament concept of the household of faith (<a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a>).<p><b>where they eat the lambs</b><br>Eating the lamb was an integral part of the Passover celebration, signifying participation in the covenant and the sustenance provided by God. The lamb, without blemish, is a type of Christ, who is sinless and provides spiritual nourishment to believers (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>, <a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-56</a>). The communal meal underscores the unity and fellowship among God's people, a theme that is echoed in the Lord's Supper.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are in bondage in Egypt and are about to be delivered through the Passover event.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who conveys God's instructions for the Passover to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, and where the events of the Passover take place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a></b><br>A pivotal event in Israelite history where God delivers His people from Egyptian slavery, marked by the sacrifice of a lamb and the application of its blood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lamb.htm">The Lamb</a></b><br>A symbol of sacrifice, representing the means by which the Israelites are spared from the final plague.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood.htm">The Significance of Blood</a></b><br>The application of the lamb's blood on the doorposts signifies protection and deliverance. In the New Testament, Christ's blood offers eternal salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The Israelites' obedience in applying the blood is crucial for their deliverance. Similarly, believers are called to obey God's Word for spiritual protection and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_lamb.htm">Symbolism of the Lamb</a></b><br>The lamb represents innocence and sacrifice. Jesus, the ultimate Lamb, embodies these qualities, offering Himself for the sins of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The act of applying the blood required faith in God's promise. Believers today are called to live out their faith through actions that reflect trust in God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_family_worship.htm">Community and Family Worship</a></b><br>The Passover was celebrated within households, emphasizing the importance of family and community in worship and spiritual practices.<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_passover_commemorate.htm">What does Passover commemorate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'foolish_confound_wise'_mean.htm">What is the Berisheet Passover Prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_blood_essential_for_life.htm">Is blood essential for life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_berisheet_passover_prophecy.htm">What is the Berisheet Passover Prophecy?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Strike it.</span>--With a bunch of hyssop. (See <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm" title="And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.">Exodus 12:22</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">The two side posts and on the upper door post.</span>--The idea seems to have been that the destroying influence, whatever it was, would enter the house by the door. The sight of the bloody stains above the door and on either side would prevent its entering. The word translated "upper door post" appears to be derived from <span class= "ital">shacaph,</span> "to look out," and to signify properly the latticed window above the door, through which persons reconnoitred those who knocked before admitting them. Such windows are frequently represented in the early Egyptian monuments. The blood thus rendered conspicuous would show that atonement had been made for the house, <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> for its inmates.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall take of the blood</span>. The blood, which, according to Hebrew ideas, "is the life," and so the very essence of the sacrifice, was always regarded as the special symbol of that expiation and atonement, with a view to which sacrifice was instituted. As by the Paschal sacrifice atonement was made for the <span class="accented">house</span>, which was therefore to escape unscathed, the sign of atonement was to be conspicuously placed upon it. <span class="cmt_word">And strike</span>. The "striking" was to be by means of a bunch of hyssop dipped in the blood (ver. 22). The selection of the doorway as the part of the house to receive the stains of blood is probably to be connected with the idea that the secondary agency producing death, whatever it was, would enter by the door - and if the door showed the house to have been atoned for, would not enter. <span class="cmt_word">The</span> <span class="cmt_word">upper door-past</span>. The word used is elsewhere translated "lintel" (<a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22, 23</a>); but it seems properly to mean the latticed window which was commonly placed over a doorway in Egyptian houses, and which is often represented in the facades of tombs. (See Lepsius, <span class="accented">Denkmaler</span>, pt. 2. pls. 16,17, 147, etc.) It is derived from a root signifying "to look out." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-7.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">They are to take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָֽקְחוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(had·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָֽתְנ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sideposts</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּזוּזֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·zū·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4201.htm">Strong's 4201: </a> </span><span class="str2">A doorpost, gatepost</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tops of the doorframes</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּשְׁק֑וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maš·qō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4947.htm">Strong's 4947: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably lintel (of a door)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the houses</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they eat [the lambs].</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:7 They shall take some of the blood (Exo. 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