Éxodo 12:38-48

38 Y también subió con ellos grande multitud de diversa suerte; y muchísimas ovejas y vacas

39 Y cocieron la masa, que habían sacado de Egipto, e hicieron tortas sin levadura, porque no había leudado, porque al echarlos fuera los egipcios, no habían podido detenerse, ni aun prepararse comida

40 El tiempo que los hijos de Israel habitaron en Egipto, fue cuatrocientos treinta años

41 Y pasados los cuatrocientos treinta años, en el mismo día salieron todos los ejércitos del SEÑOR de la tierra de Egipto

42 Esta es noche de guardar al SEÑOR, por haberlos sacado en ella de la tierra de Egipto. Esta noche deben guardar al SEÑOR todos los hijos de Israel por sus edades

43 Y el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: Esta será la ordenanza de la Pascua: Ningún extraño comerá de ella

44 mas todo siervo humano comprado por dinero, comerá de ella después que lo hubieres circuncidado

45 El extranjero y el asalariado no comerán de ella

46 En una casa se comerá, y no llevarás de aquella carne fuera de casa, ni quebraréis hueso en él

47 Toda la congregación de Israel hará este sacrificio

48 Mas si algún extranjero peregrinare contigo, y quisiere hacer la pascua al SEÑOR, séale circuncidado todo varón, y entonces se llegará a hacer este sacrificio, y será como el natural de la tierra; pero ningún incircunciso comerá de ella

Éxodo 12:38-48 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 12

This chapter begins with observing, that the month in which the above wonders were wrought in Egypt, and the following ordinance appointed to the Israelites, should hereafter be reckoned the first month in the year, Ex 12:1,2 on the tenth day of which a lamb here described was to be taken and kept till the fourteenth, and then slain, and its blood sprinkled on the posts of the houses of the Israelites, Ex 12:3-7, the manner of dressing and eating it is shown, Ex 12:8-11 and the reason of the institution of this ordinance being given, Ex 12:12-14, and an order to eat unleavened bread during seven days, in which the feast was to be kept, Ex 12:15-20, directions are also given for the immediate observance of it, and particularly about the sprinkling of the blood of the lamb, and the use of it, Ex 12:21-23, and this ordinance, which they were to instruct their children in, was to be kept by them in succeeding ages for ever, Ex 12:24-27 about the middle of the night it was first observed, all the firstborn in Egypt were slain, which made the Egyptians urgent upon the Israelites to depart in haste, Ex 12:28-33 and which they did with their unleavened dough, and with great riches they had borrowed of the Egyptians, Ex 12:34-36, the number of the children of Israel at the time of their departure, the mixed multitude and cattle that went with them, their baking their unleavened cakes, the time of their sojourning in Egypt, and of their coming out of it that night, which made it a remarkable one, are all particularly taken notice of, Ex 12:37-42, laws and rules are given concerning the persons that should partake of the passover, Ex 12:43-49 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that it was kept according to the command of God, and that it was on the same day it was first instituted and kept that Israel were brought out of Egypt, Ex 12:50,51.