Exodus 12:48 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- sojourn to live for a time as a stranger Still heard today: a brief sojourn in Paris, a stay as a visitor Webster’s 1828 · Sojourn
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Ordinance respecting the passoverIn times to come, all the congregation of Israel must keep the passover. All that share in God's mercies should join in thankful praises for them. The New...
Thompson Chains
- Proselytes (1)Starts here · next Ezra 6:21 · 2 links
- The UncircumdsedLink 2 of 11 · next Judges 14:3
Cross References
- Numbers 9:14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
- Exodus 12:43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
- Genesis 17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
- Exodus 12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
- Numbers 15:15–16 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. …
- Ezekiel 44:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
- Ezekiel 47:22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
- Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
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Topics
- Aliens Religious privileges of Aliens
- Circumcision A prerequisite of the privileges of the passover
- Egyptians Visted by plagues
- Falsehood Pharaoh, in dealing deceitfully with the Israelites
- Moses Under divine direction brings plagues upon the land of Egypt
- Passover Institution of Passover
- Sin The Egyptians
- Strangers Their eating the Passover meal
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491 BC · The Exodus
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And when a stranger וְכִי wĕkî Conjunction אִתְּךָ ʾittĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular גֵּר gēr גֵּר Noun · masculine singular
- shall sojourn יָגוּר yāgûr גּוּר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- with thee, and will keep וְעָשָׂה wĕʿāśâ עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the passover פֶסַח pesaḥ פֶּסַח Noun · masculine singular
- to the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
- let all his males לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct זָכָר zākār זָכָר Adjective · masculine singular וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- be circumcised הִמּוֹל himmôl מוּל Verb · niphal infinitive absolute
- and then let him come near וְאָז wĕʾāz Adverb · with and יִקְרַב yiqrab קָרַב Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine singular וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and keep לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ laʿăśōtô עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- it; and he shall be as one that is born כְּאֶזְרַח kĕʾezraḥ אֶזְרָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- in the land הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- for no uncircumcised person עָרֵל ʿārēl עָרֵל Adjective · masculine singular לֹא lōʾ Negative
- shall eat יֹאכַל yōʾkal אָכַל Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular בּוֹ bô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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