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43 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, “These are the rules for Passover: No foreigner[a] is allowed to eat the Passover meal. 44-45 A foreigner who is only a hired worker or is only staying in your country is not allowed to eat the meal. But if someone buys a slave and circumcises him, then the slave can eat the Passover meal.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:43 foreigner Here, this means someone who has not agreed to follow the laws and customs of Israel.

Passover Restrictions

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

“No foreigner(B) may eat it. 44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised(C) him, 45 but a temporary resident or a hired worker(D) may not eat it.

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