Êxodo 12:2-12

2 Este mês será para vós o princípio dos meses; este vos será o primeiro dos meses do ano.

3 Falai a toda a congregação de Israel, dizendo: Ao décimo dia deste mês tomará cada um para si um cordeiro, segundo as casas dos pais, um cordeiro para cada família.

4 Mas se a família for pequena demais para um cordeiro, tomá-lo-á juntamente com o vizinho mais próximo de sua casa, conforme o número de almas; conforme ao comer de cada um, fareis a conta para o cordeiro.

5 O cordeiro, ou cabrito, será sem defeito, macho de um ano, o qual tomareis das ovelhas ou das cabras,

6 e o guardareis até o décimo quarto dia deste mês; e toda a assembléia da congregação de Israel o matará � tardinha:

7 Tomarão do sangue, e pô-lo-ão em ambos os umbrais e na verga da porta, nas casas em que o comerem.

8 E naquela noite comerão a carne assada ao fogo, com pães ázimos; com ervas amargosas a comerao.

9 Não comereis dele cru, nem cozido em água, mas sim assado ao fogo; a sua cabeça com as suas pernas e com a sua fressura.

10 Nada dele deixareis até pela manhã; mas o que dele ficar até pela manhã, queimá-lo-eis no fogo.

11 Assim pois o comereis: Os vossos lombos cingidos, os vossos sapatos nos pés, e o vosso cajado na mão; e o comereis apressadamente; esta é a páscoa do Senhor.

12 Porque naquela noite passarei pela terra do Egito, e ferirei todos os primogênitos na terra do Egito, tanto dos homens como dos animais; e sobre todos os deuses do Egito executarei juízos; eu sou o Senhor.

Êxodo 12:2-12 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.