Exodus 12:44

44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,

Exodus 12:44 in Other Translations

44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

44 but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him.

44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.

44 Any slave, if he's paid for and circumcised, can eat it.

44 But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.

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 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.

43 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the regulations for the Passover meal: “No foreigner may eat it.

44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,

45 but a temporary resident or a hired worker may not eat it.

46 “It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 17:12-13