Exodus 12:48

Translations

Modern

If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.

Traditional

And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

Literal

And when a sojourner sojourns with you, and he does the Passover to YHWH, every male of his shall be circumcised; and then he may come near to do it, and he shall be as a native of the land. And any uncircumcised person shall not eat of it.

Latin

Quod si quis peregrinorum in vestram voluerit transire coloniam, et facere Phase Domini, circumcidetur prius omne masculinum ejus, et tunc rite celebrabit: eritque sicut indigena terræ: si quis autem circumcisus non fuerit, non vescetur ex eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.

Notes

Exodus 12:43–50

These extra instructions for celebrating Passover mainly refer to outsiders and foreigners (12:43; 12:48). The presence of non-Israelite groups in the community might have led to these rules (12:38). The main point was whether the person was willing to fully join Israel and obey the Lord by being circumcised.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh Circumcision God’s Love for Israel The Cross and Passover The Passover

Events

Exodus from Egyptc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Numbers 9:14
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.’”
Colossians 3:11
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Numbers 15:15–16
The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Exodus 12:43
And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.
Exodus 12:19
For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Ezekiel 47:22
You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
Genesis 17:12
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.
Ezekiel 44:9
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.

People

Passover: An annual Jewish feast commemorating the Exodus

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Circumcision Deuteronomy, Book of Foreigner History of Israel Lintel (Top of a Doorframe) Meaning of Meals in the Bible Plague Proselyte Uncircumcision Wilderness Wanderings Worship

Topics

Aliens: Religious Privileges of Church of Israel: Persons Excluded From Circumcision: A Prerequisite of the Privileges of the Passover Circumcision: Necessary to Enjoying the Privileges of the Jewish State Passover: Institution of Passover: Strangers Authorized to Celebrate Proselytes were Entitled to all Privileges Proselytes: Required: To be Circumcised Strangers: Mosaic Law Relating to Their Eating the Passover Meal The Feast of the Passover: Strangers and Servants when Circumcised Might Keep The Jews: Received Proselytes from Other Nations

Exodus 12:48

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