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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 />Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but <i>as for</i> every slave that someone has purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but every man&#8217s slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but every man’s slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but every man’s slave purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but every man’s slave who is bought with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your slaves may eat the meal if they have been circumcised, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Any male slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but any slave that you have bought may eat it if you circumcise him first. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />though any slave purchased with money may eat it after you have circumcised him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But everyone's servant who is bought for money, after you have circumcised him, may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but every man's servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he 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 />But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he 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 />and any man’s servant, the purchase of money, when you have circumcised him—then he eats of it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and any man's servant, the purchase of money, when thou hast circumcised him -- then he doth 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 />And every servant of a man bought with silver, and thou hast circumcised him, then he shall 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 />But every bought servant shall be circumcised, and so shall eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But every bought servant shall be circumcised, and so he may eat from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />However, every slave bought for money you will circumcise; then he 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 />but any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after he has been circumcised;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But every man's servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every Servant of a man bought with money when you have circumcised him, then he will eat from it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every slave or servant bought with money - him thou shalt circumcise, and then shall he eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/12-44.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=3114" 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">43</span>And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it. <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">But any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘e·ḇeḏ (N-msc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">slave who</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4736.htm" title="4736: miq·naṯ- (N-fsc) -- A purchase. Feminine of miqneh; properly, a buying, i.e. Acquisition; concretely, a piece of property; also the sum paid.">has been purchased</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">of it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: ū·mal·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">after you have circumcised him.</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/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore."></a> </span><span class="reftext">45</span>A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.…<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="/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/22-11.htm">Leviticus 22:11</a></span><br />But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.<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="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Deuteronomy 16:11-12</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. / Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-9</a></span><br />At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ...<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="/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="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">1 Corinthians 7:18-19</a></span><br />Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Galatians 5:6</a></span><br />For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a></span><br />Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-11.htm">Colossians 3:11</a></span><br />Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Genesis 34:14-17</a></span><br />“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. / We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. / Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24-26</a></span><br />Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. / But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. / So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But every man's servant that is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.</p><p class="hdg">circumcised</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-12.htm">Genesis 17:12,13,23</a></b></br> And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which <i>is</i> not of thy seed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/exodus/4-26.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/49-32.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/genesis/49-32.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/14-31.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Money</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Purchase</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/exodus/21-2.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/exodus/12-45.htm">Thereof</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But any slave who has been purchased</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, slavery was a common practice, and the Israelites themselves were once slaves in Egypt. The mention of a "purchased" slave indicates a legal transaction, suggesting ownership and integration into the household. This reflects the broader biblical theme of redemption, where God "purchases" His people from slavery to sin. The concept of being bought and belonging to a new master parallels the New Testament teaching of believers being bought with a price (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a>).<p><b>may eat of it</b><br>The "it" refers to the Passover meal, a significant event in Israelite history commemorating their deliverance from Egypt. Eating the Passover was a sign of inclusion in the covenant community. This inclusion of a purchased slave highlights the expansive nature of God's covenant, foreshadowing the inclusion of Gentiles into the faith community, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a>).<p><b>after you have circumcised him</b><br>Circumcision was the physical sign of the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). It was a prerequisite for participation in the Passover, symbolizing purification and commitment to God. This requirement underscores the importance of covenant identity and purity before partaking in holy observances. In the New Testament, circumcision of the heart becomes the focus (<a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a>), pointing to an inward transformation necessary for true inclusion in God's people. This transformation is fulfilled in Christ, who brings both Jews and Gentiles into one body through faith (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being instructed on how to observe the Passover.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a></b><br>Specifically, those who are bought with money, indicating a bondservant or slave in the household of an Israelite.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, required for participation in the Passover.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a></b><br>A significant event where the Israelites were commanded to sacrifice a lamb and mark their doorposts with its blood, leading to their deliverance from Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land of bondage from which the Israelites are being delivered.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_god's_covenant.htm">Inclusivity in God's Covenant</a></b><br>The requirement for circumcision before partaking in the Passover meal highlights the inclusivity of God's covenant. It shows that even those who were not originally part of the Israelite community could be included through adherence to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_circumcision.htm">Symbolism of Circumcision</a></b><br>Circumcision is not just a physical act but a symbol of commitment and belonging to God's people. In the New Testament, this is paralleled by the circumcision of the heart, representing spiritual transformation and dedication to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The instruction to circumcise servants before they can partake in the Passover meal underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands as a prerequisite for enjoying the blessings of His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparation_for_worship.htm">Spiritual Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to prepare themselves and their households to partake in the Passover, believers today are called to prepare their hearts and lives for worship and communion with God.<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/how_do_biblical_contradictions_show_wisdom.htm">How do contradictions in biblical law reflect divine wisdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_44_9_and_other_passages_align.htm">In Ezekiel 44:9, foreigners are barred from the sanctuary, yet other passages invite them to worship--how can these conflicting views on outsiders be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_fine_linen.htm">Exodus 26:1 - How could the Israelites, recently escaped slaves, acquire the fine twisted linen and skilled craftsmanship required for such intricate curtains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_moses'_wife,_zipporah.htm">Who was Zipporah, Moses' wife, in the Bible?</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>(44) <span class= "bld">Every man's servant.</span>--Slaves born in the house were required to be circumcised on the eighth day, like Israelites (<a href="/genesis/17-13.htm" title="He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with your money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.">Genesis 17:13</a>). Bought slaves were allowed their choice. It is noticeable that the circumcised slave was to be admitted to full religious equality with his master.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 44.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Every man's servant that is bought for money</span>. Or "every man's slave." The Mosaic Law found servitude existing, and left it existing, only guarding against its extreme <span class="accented">abuses</span> (<a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Exodus 21:20-27</a>). It put no check on the traffic in slaves. <span class="cmt_word">When thou hast circumcised him</span>. The Jewish commentators say, that the desire of the slave to receive the rite and become a Jew is here implied. But it would seem rather, that opposition and refusal is not thought of as possible (see <a href="/genesis/17-13.htm">Genesis 17:13, 17</a>). The case is like that of baptism among the barbarous nations, where no sooner was the king converted than a general order went forth for the baptism of his subjects, which no one thought of resisting. <span class="cmt_word">Then shall he eat thereof</span>. It was a principle of the Jewish law that the slaves should be admitted to complete religious equality with the native Israelites. (compare <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Leviticus 22:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/12-44.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">But any</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slave [who]</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֥בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been purchased</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנַת־</span> <span class="translit">(miq·naṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> </span><span class="str2">A buying, acquisition, a piece of property, the sum paid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may eat of it,</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 /><br /><span class="word">after you have circumcised him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/12-44.htm">Exodus 12:44 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/12-44.htm">OT Law: Exodus 12:44 But every man's servant who is bought (Exo. 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