Exodus 12:45

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

Exodus 12:45 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
English Standard Version (ESV)
45 No foreigner or hired servant may eat of it.
New Living Translation (NLT)
45 Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
45 No casual visitor or hired hand can eat it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
45 "No foreigner visiting you may eat it. "No hired worker may eat it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
45 A temporary resident or hired hand may not eat the Passover.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
45 But a hired worker or someone who lives with you for a while is not allowed to eat it.

Exodus 12:45 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:45

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
] One of another nation, and one that was only hired by the day, week, or year; as they were not obliged to circumcision, so without it they had no right to eat of the passover, none but such as became proselytes of righteousness.

Exodus 12:45 In-Context

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.
47 The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 22:10
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