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41 At the end of the four hundred and thirty years, to that very day, all the hosts of the Lord [gathered into tribal armies] left the land of Egypt.

Ordinance of the Passover

42 It is a night of watching to be observed for the Lord for having brought them out of the land of Egypt; this [same] night is for the Lord, to be observed and celebrated by all the Israelites throughout their generations.

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover: no [a]foreigner is to eat it;

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:43 I.e. a gentile who had not become a proselyte to Judaism; but see v 48 for an exception.

41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions(A) left Egypt.(B) 42 Because the Lord kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for the generations to come.(C)

Passover Restrictions

43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal:(D)

“No foreigner(E) may eat it.

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