Passage

Exodus 12.44

Book: Exodus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"42. It is a night to be much observed unto Jehovah for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of Jehovah, to be much observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations. 43. And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof;"

"44. but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof."

"45. A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46. In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof." (Exodus 12:42-46, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"42. It is a night to be much observed to Yahweh for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of Yahweh, to be much observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations. 43. Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover. No foreigner shall eat of it,"

"44. but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it."

"45. A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it. 46. It must be eaten In one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones." (Exodus 12:42-46, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"42. It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. ^{a night: Heb. a night of observations} 43. And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:"

"44. But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof."

"45. A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46. In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof." (Exodus 12:42-46, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"42. A night of watchings it [is] to Jehovah, to bring them out from the land of Egypt; it [is] this night to Jehovah of watchings to all the sons of Israel to their generations. 43. And Jehovah saith unto Moses and Aaron, 'This [is] a statute of the passover; Any son of a stranger doth not eat of it;"

"44. and any man's servant, the purchase of money, when thou hast circumcised him, then he doth eat of it;"

"45. a settler or hired servant doth not eat of it; 46. in one house it is eaten, thou dost not carry out of the house [any] of the flesh without, and a bone ye do not break of it;" (Exodus 12:42-46, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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