KJV King James Version
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:
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Exodus 12:3
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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;
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Exodus 12
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
2 This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months: it [shall be] the first month of the year to you.
3 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:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 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.
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דַּבְּר֗וּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)כָּל־H3605 · kolallעֲדַ֤תH5712 · e.dahcongregationיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רH6218 · a.s.vortenלַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַזֶּ֑הH2088 · zehthisוְיִקְח֣וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeלָהֶ֗םH9038 · hemthemאִ֛ישׁH376 · ishmanשֶׂ֥הH7716 · sehsheepלְבֵית־H1004 · betplaceאָבֹ֖תH1 · avfatherשֶׂ֥הH7716 · sehsheepלַבָּֽיִת׃H1004 · betplace
Cross-references
John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.Leviticus 5:6And 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.Leviticus 1:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, [even] of the herd, and of the flock.1 Corinthians 5:7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:Numbers 15:11Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.Exodus 4:30And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.John 12:12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,Genesis 22:8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.John 1:36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!Genesis 4:4And 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:Exodus 6:6Wherefore 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:Exodus 12:6And 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.2 Chronicles 35:7And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these [were] of the king’s substance.Revelation 5:6-13And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.1 Samuel 7:9And 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.Revelation 7:9-14After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Numbers 1:1-54And 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,Exodus 20:19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
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