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community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. <a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> Announce to the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for a sacrifice, one animal for each household. <a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Tell all the congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month every man shall take a lamb according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household. <a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. <a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a> Speak ye unto 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: <a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are, each one, to take a lamb for themselves, according to the fathers’ households, a lamb for each household. <a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, &#8216On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers&#8217 households, a lamb for each household. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers’ households, a lamb for each household. <a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers’ households, a lamb for each household. <a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Tell all the congregation of Israel, ‘On the tenth [day] of this month they are to take a lamb or young goat for themselves, according to [the size of] the household of which he is the father, a lamb or young goat for each household. <a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they must each select an animal of the flock according to their fathers’ families, one animal per family. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month they must each select an animal of the flock according to their fathers&#8217 households, one animal per household. <a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household: <a href="/cev/exodus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Tell the people of Israel that on the tenth day of this month the head of each family must choose a lamb or a young goat for his family to eat. <a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for an household: <a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth [day] of this month each man must take a lamb or a young goat for his family-one animal per household. <a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Give these instructions to the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month each man must choose either a lamb or a young goat for his household. <a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> Tell the entire congregation of Israel, 'On the tenth of this month they're each to take a lamb for themselves, according to their ancestors' households, one lamb for each household. <a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. <a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Tell the whole community of Israel, 'In the tenth day of this month they each must take a lamb for themselves according to their families--a lamb for each household. <a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household; <a href="/wbt/exodus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Speak ye 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 a house: <a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month they take to themselves, each man, a lamb for the house of the fathers, a lamb for a house. <a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> speak ye unto all the company of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month -- they take to them each man a lamb for the house of the fathers, a lamb for a house. <a href="/slt/exodus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Speak ye to all the assembly of Israel, saying, In the tenth of this month and they shall take to them each a sheep, according to the house of the fathers; a sheep for a house.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Speak ye to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month let every man take a lamb by their families and houses. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Speak to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month, let everyone take a lamb, by their families and houses. <a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month every family must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, On the tenth day of this month they shall take to themselves every man a lamb for his own household, and a lamb for his father's household; <a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Say to all the assembly of the children of Israel in the tenth of this month, they shall take to them, each man, a lamb for the house and a lamb for the house of his father<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household; <a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month let them take each man a lamb according to the houses of their families, every man a lamb for his household. <a href="/parallel/exodus/12-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=2702" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">The First Passover</a> …2“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. 3<a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bə·rū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">Tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ‘ă·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6218.htm" title="6218: be·‘ā·śōr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A ten, decade. Or masor; from eser; ten; by abbrev. Ten strings, and so a decachord.">that on the tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">day of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">must select</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: śeh (N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">a lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇōṯ (N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">for his family,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: śeh (N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">per household.</a> 4If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a> The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2-3</a> “The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.” <a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-2</a> Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a> 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. <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a> On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ... <a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a> Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a> By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn. <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a> but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a> Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15</a> And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Ezekiel 45:21</a> On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten. <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16</a> The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Speak you 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:speak ye<a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Exodus 4:30</a> And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a> Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:<a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Exodus 14:15</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:in the tenth<a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a> And ye 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.<a href="/john/12-1.htm">John 12:1,12</a> Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead… take to<a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4</a> And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:<a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8</a> And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.<a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9</a> And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.lamb.<a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Exodus 12:5</a> Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:<a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6</a> And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.<a href="/numbers/15-11.htm">Numbers 15:11</a> Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.an house.<a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,<a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/48-4.htm">Community</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/6-25.htm">Families</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Family</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/exodus/9-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Household</a> <a href="/exodus/6-25.htm">Households</a> <a href="/exodus/10-6.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/11-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/exodus/12-2.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/11-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/genesis/28-22.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/exodus/11-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Community</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Families</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Family</a> <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Household</a> <a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Households</a> <a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/12-5.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Month</a> <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 12</div>1. <a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">The beginning of the year is changed</a> 3. <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">The Passover is instituted</a> 11. <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">The import of the rite of the Passover</a> 15. <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm">Unleavened bread</a> 29. <a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">The firstborn are slain</a> 31. <a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">The Israelites are driven out of the land</a> 37. <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">They come to Succoth</a> 41. <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">The time of their sojourning</a> 43. <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">The ordinance of the Passover</a> </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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The Hebrew word for "congregation" is "עֵדָה" (edah), which implies a gathering or assembly. This highlights the collective identity and unity of the Israelites as God's chosen people. Historically, this moment marks a pivotal point where the Israelites are being prepared for their imminent liberation from Egyptian bondage. The instruction to address the entire congregation underscores the communal nature of the Passover observance, emphasizing that it is not just an individual or family affair but a national act of obedience and faith.on the tenth day of this month The specification of "the tenth day of this month" refers to the month of Nisan (or Abib), which is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. This timing is significant as it sets the stage for the Passover, which would become a foundational event in Israel's history. The choice of the tenth day allows for a period of preparation and anticipation, as the lamb is selected and kept until the fourteenth day when it is to be sacrificed. This period of waiting and preparation can be seen as a time of reflection and readiness, both physically and spiritually, for the deliverance that God is about to bring.each man must select a lamb for his family The instruction that "each man must select a lamb for his family" emphasizes personal responsibility and the role of the head of the household in spiritual leadership. The Hebrew word for "lamb" is "שֶׂה" (seh), which can refer to either a lamb or a young goat. This selection is not arbitrary but is to be done with care, as the lamb must be without blemish, symbolizing purity and foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, the Lamb of God. The act of selecting a lamb for each family underscores the importance of individual participation in God's redemptive plan, as each household is to partake in the Passover meal.one per household The phrase "one per household" indicates that the provision of the lamb is to be sufficient for the entire family, ensuring that no one is left out of the Passover celebration. This reflects God's provision and care for His people, ensuring that each family unit is covered by the sacrificial blood of the lamb. The household, in ancient Israelite culture, often included extended family and servants, highlighting the inclusivity of God's covenant community. This also points to the communal aspect of salvation, where each household is a microcosm of the larger community of faith, united in their reliance on God's deliverance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) In the tenth day.--It is evident that this direction must have been given before the tenth day had arrived, probably some days before. The object of the direction was to allow ample time for the careful inspection of the animal, so that its entire freedom from all blemish might be ascertained. The animal was not to be killed till four days later (<a href="/exodus/12-6.htm" title="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.">Exodus 12:6</a>).A lamb.--The word used (seh) is a vague one, applied equally to sheep and goats, of any age and of either sex. Sex and age were fixed subsequently (<a href="/exodus/12-5.htm" title="Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: you shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:">Exodus 12:5</a>), but the other ambiguity remained; and it is curious that practically only lambs seem to have been ever offered. The requirement indicates a social condition in which there was no extreme poverty. All Israelites are supposed either to possess a lamb or to be able to purchase one.According to the house of their fathers.--Rather, for the house of their fathers: i.e., for their family.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Speak ye unto all the congregation. Under the existing circumstances Moses could only venture to summon the elders of Israel to a meeting. He necessarily left it to them to signify his wishes to the people. (See ver. 21.) A lamb. The Hebrew word is one of much wider meaning than our "lamb." It is applicable to both sheep and goats, and to either animal without limit of age, In the present case the age was fixed at a year by subsequent enactment (ver. 5); but the offerer was left free with respect to the species. It is curious that, such being the case, the lamb alone should, so far as appears, ever have been offered. According to the house of their fathers. Literally, "for a father's house," i.e. for a family. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Tell דַּבְּר֗וּ (dab·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every congregation עֲדַ֤ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc that on the tenth בֶּעָשֹׂ֖ר (be·‘ā·śōr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6218.htm">Strong's 6218: </a> Ten, by abbreviated form ten strings, a decachord day of this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that month, לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month each man אִ֛ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person must select וְיִקְח֣וּ (wə·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a lamb שֶׂ֥ה (śeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat for his family, אָבֹ֖ת (’ā·ḇōṯ) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father one שֶׂ֥ה (śeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat per household. לַבָּֽיִת׃ (lab·bā·yiṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel (Exo. 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