Exodus 12:26

26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ritual mean to you?'

Exodus 12:26 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:26

And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto
you, what mean ye by this service?
] Of killing and roasting a lamb, and eating it with bitter herbs, and of abstaining from leavened bread.

Exodus 12:26 In-Context

24 You should observe this ritual as a regulation for all time for you and your children.

25 When you enter the land that the LORD has promised to give you, be sure that you observe this ritual.

26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ritual mean to you?'

27 you will say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, for the LORD passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. When he struck down the Egyptians, he spared our houses.'" The people then bowed down and worshipped.

28 The Israelites went and did exactly what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron to do.