Exodus 12:11

The First Passover · Exodus 12:1–13
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Translations

Modern
This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
Traditional
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
Literal
And thus you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste. It is YHWH's Passover.
Latin
Sic autem comedetis illum: renes vestros accingetis, et calceamenta habebitis in pedibus, tenentes baculos in manibus, et comedetis festinanter: est enim Phase (id est, transitus) Domini.

Original

Hebrew
English
This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.

Notes

be fully dressed: The Israelites needed to be ready to leave quickly.

The Lord gave Moses instructions for the Passover meal and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:14–20). Moses and the people then celebrated the first Passover (12:21–30).

Events

Parallels

Numbers 9:1–14

People

Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Bitter Herbs Blood Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Family Life and Relations Feasts and Festivals of Israel History of Israel Kings, Books of First and Second Lintel (Top of a Doorframe) Loins Meaning of Meals in the Bible Mezuzah Plague Type Wilderness Wanderings Worship

Topics

Atonement: Made by Jesus: Typified Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on Door Posts Egypt: Israel in The Passover Instituted Israel: Instituted the Passover Month: Abib (April): Passover Instituted and Celebrated In Passover: Institution of Pilgrims and Strangers: Typified: Israel Sandals Shoes: The Jews: Put On, Before Beginning a Journey Symbols and Similitudes: Passover, of the Sparing of the Firstborn, and of the Atonement Made by Christ The Atonement: Typified The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Lord's Passover The Feet: Early Use of Shoes The Hands: The Jews Carried a Staff In, when Walking Travellers: On Foot, How Attired Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten in Haste Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten with Shoes On Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten with Staff in Hand Typical Nature of Paschal Lamb: Eaten with the Loins Girt