Exodus 12:44

44 And every slave or servant bought with money—him thou shalt circumcise, and then shall he eat of it.

Exodus 12:44 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:44

But every man's servant that is bought for money
And so his own property: when thou hast circumcised him;
as such an one ought to be, according to the covenant of circumcision given to Abraham, ( Genesis 17:13 Genesis 17:27 ) , though one should think not without his consent; wherefore care was to be taken to purchase such servants as would be willing to conform to that rite, and pains were to be taken with them to instruct them in it, and persuade them to it; to which, when they had submitted, they had a right to eat the passover, but if they did not, it was not allowed: then shall he eat thereof;
but not otherwise.

Exodus 12:44 In-Context

42 It is a watch kept to the Lord, so that he should bring them out of the land of Egypt; that very night is a watch kept to the Lord, so that it should be to all the children of Israel to their generations.

43 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is the law of the passover: no stranger shall eat of it.

44 And every slave or servant bought with money—him thou shalt circumcise, and then shall he eat of it.

45 A sojourner or hireling shall not eat of it.

46 In one house shall it be eaten, and ye shall not carry of the flesh out from the house; and a bone of it ye shall not break.