Exodus 12:43

43 God said to Moses and Aaron, "These are the rules for the Passover: No foreigners are to eat it.

Exodus 12:43 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:43

And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron
At the same time he acquainted them with the above things: this is the ordinance of the passover;
as before delivered, and these the laws and rules, according to which it is to be observed, as now related, both with respect to the lamb, and to the unleavened bread; and the following is an account of the persons that were to partake of it: there shall no stranger eat thereof,
one that is of another country, an entire Heathen, and unacquainted with, and does not profess the Jewish religion, which was the religion of God.

Exodus 12:43 In-Context

41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, God's entire army left Egypt.

42 God kept watch all night, watching over the Israelites as he brought them out of Egypt. Because God kept watch, all Israel for all generations will honor God by keeping watch this night - a watchnight.

43 God said to Moses and Aaron, "These are the rules for the Passover: No foreigners are to eat it.

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

45 No casual visitor or hired hand can eat it.