Éxodo 12:14-20

14 "Y este día os será memorable y lo celebraréis como fiesta al SEÑOR; lo celebraréis por todas vuestras generaciones como ordenanza perpetua.

15 "Siete días comeréis panes sin levadura; además, desde el primer día quitaréis toda levadura de vuestras casas; porque cualquiera que coma algo leudado desde el primer día hasta el séptimo, esa persona será cortada de Israel.

16 "Y en el primer día tendréis una santa convocación, y otra santa convocación en el séptimo día; ningún trabajo se hará en ellos, excepto lo que cada uno deba comer. Sólo esto podréis hacer.

17 "Guardaréis también la fiesta de los panes sin levadura, porque en ese mismo día saqué yo vuestros ejércitos de la tierra de Egipto; por tanto guardaréis este día por todas vuestras generaciones como ordenanza perpetua.

18 "En el mes primero comeréis los panes sin levadura, desde el día catorce del mes por la tarde, hasta el día veintiuno del mes por la tarde.

19 "Por siete días no habrá levadura en vuestras casas; porque cualquiera que coma algo leudado, esa persona será cortada de la congregación de Israel, ya sea extranjero o nativo del país.

20 "No comeréis nada leudado; en todo lugar donde habitéis comeréis panes sin levadura."

Éxodo 12:14-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 12

This chapter begins with observing, that the month in which the above wonders were wrought in Egypt, and the following ordinance appointed to the Israelites, should hereafter be reckoned the first month in the year, Ex 12:1,2 on the tenth day of which a lamb here described was to be taken and kept till the fourteenth, and then slain, and its blood sprinkled on the posts of the houses of the Israelites, Ex 12:3-7, the manner of dressing and eating it is shown, Ex 12:8-11 and the reason of the institution of this ordinance being given, Ex 12:12-14, and an order to eat unleavened bread during seven days, in which the feast was to be kept, Ex 12:15-20, directions are also given for the immediate observance of it, and particularly about the sprinkling of the blood of the lamb, and the use of it, Ex 12:21-23, and this ordinance, which they were to instruct their children in, was to be kept by them in succeeding ages for ever, Ex 12:24-27 about the middle of the night it was first observed, all the firstborn in Egypt were slain, which made the Egyptians urgent upon the Israelites to depart in haste, Ex 12:28-33 and which they did with their unleavened dough, and with great riches they had borrowed of the Egyptians, Ex 12:34-36, the number of the children of Israel at the time of their departure, the mixed multitude and cattle that went with them, their baking their unleavened cakes, the time of their sojourning in Egypt, and of their coming out of it that night, which made it a remarkable one, are all particularly taken notice of, Ex 12:37-42, laws and rules are given concerning the persons that should partake of the passover, Ex 12:43-49 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that it was kept according to the command of God, and that it was on the same day it was first instituted and kept that Israel were brought out of Egypt, Ex 12:50,51.