Exodus 12:25

25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.

Exodus 12:25 in Other Translations

25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

25 And when you come to the land that the LORD will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service.

25 When you enter the land the LORD has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony.

25 When you enter the land which God will give you as he promised, keep doing this.

25 When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as He promised, you are to observe this ritual.

Exodus 12:25 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:25

And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land
To the land of Canaan, towards which they were just about to set forward on their journey, and in a few years would be in the possession of: which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised;
to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to them: that ye shall keep this service;
enjoined them, respecting the passover lamb, and leavened bread, with all the rites and ceremonies relative thereunto, excepting such as were peculiar to the first passover in Egypt.

Exodus 12:25 In-Context

23 When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

24 “Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants.

25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.

26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’

27 then tell them, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’ ” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 15:14; Exodus 3:17