Éxodo 12:2-12

2 Este mes será para vosotros el principio de los meses; será el primer mes del año para vosotros.

3 Hablad a toda la congregación de Israel, diciendo: "El día diez de este mes cada uno tomará para sí un cordero, según sus casas paternas; un cordero para cada casa.

4 "Mas si la casa es muy pequeña para un cordero, entonces él y el vecino más cercano a su casa tomarán uno según el número de personas; conforme a lo que cada persona coma, dividiréis el cordero.

5 "El cordero será un macho sin defecto, de un año; lo apartaréis de entre las ovejas o de entre las cabras.

6 "Y lo guardaréis hasta el día catorce del mismo mes; entonces toda la asamblea de la congregación de Israel lo matará al anochecer.

7 "Y tomarán parte de la sangre y la pondrán en los dos postes y en el dintel de las casas donde lo coman.

8 "Y comerán la carne esa misma noche, asada al fuego, y la comerán con pan sin levadura y con hierbas amargas.

9 "No comeréis nada de él crudo ni hervido en agua, sino asado al fuego, tanto su cabeza como sus patas y sus entrañas.

10 "Y no dejaréis nada de él para la mañana, sino que lo que quede de él para la mañana lo quemaréis en el fuego.

11 "Y de esta manera lo comeréis: ceñidos vuestros lomos, las sandalias en vuestros pies y el cayado en vuestra mano, lo comeréis apresuradamente. Es la Pascua del SEÑOR.

12 "Porque esa noche pasaré por la tierra de Egipto, y heriré a todo primogénito en la tierra de Egipto, tanto de hombre como de animal; y ejecutaré juicios contra todos los dioses de Egipto. Yo, el SEÑOR.

Éxodo 12:2-12 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.