41 And when the [a]four hundred and thirty years were expired, even the selfsame day departed all the hosts of the Lord out of the land of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be kept holy to the Lord, because he brought them out of the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord, which all the children of Israel must keep throughout their generations.

43 Also the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the Law of the Passover: [b]no stranger shall eat thereof.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:41 From Abraham’s departing from Ur in Chaldea unto the departing of the children of Israel from Egypt are 430 years.
  2. Exodus 12:43 Except he be circumcised, and only profess your religion.

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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