Exodus 12:27

Translations

Modern

…you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

Traditional

That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

Literal

And you shall say, ‘It is a sacrifice of Passover to YHWH, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck Egypt, and our houses He delivered.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

Latin

Dicetis eis: Victima transitus Domini est, quando transivit super domos filiorum Israël in Ægypto, percutiens Ægyptios, et domos nostras liberans. Incurvatusque populus adoravit.

Original

Hebrew

English

…you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

Notes

Exodus 12:26–27

In the future, the Passover celebration would be a memorial reminding future generations of Israelites of God’s grace in providing them a way of escape from death. For more than 3,000 years the Jewish people have celebrated this important event in their history.

Exodus 12:1–30

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh God’s Love for Israel The Cross and Passover The Passover The Plagues The Spirit of the Law

Events

Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Exodus 4:31
…and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
Exodus 12:11
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.
Exodus 12:23
When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
1 Corinthians 5:7
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.
Deuteronomy 16:2
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.
2 Chronicles 20:18
Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
Nehemiah 8:6
Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Exodus 34:8
Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
Deuteronomy 16:5
You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 34:25
Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
2 Chronicles 29:30
Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
1 Chronicles 29:20
Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Parallels

Leviticus 23:4–8 Numbers 28:16–25 Deuteronomy 16:1–8

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Deuteronomy, Book of Family Life and Relations Feasts and Festivals of Israel History of Israel Lamb Lintel (Top of a Doorframe) Meaning of Meals in the Bible Plague Wilderness Wanderings Worship

Topics

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Giving a Reason for Their Faith Communion of the Lord's Supper: Prefigured Egypt: Israel in The Passover Instituted Instruction of Children Israel: Instituted the Passover Month: Abib (April): Passover Instituted and Celebrated In Parents: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Passover: Design of Passover: Institution of Symbols and Similitudes: Passover, of the Sparing of the Firstborn, and of the Atonement Made by Christ The Feast of the Passover: Called The: Lord's Passover The Feast of the Passover: Children to be Taught the Nature and Design of

Exodus 12:27

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