Exo 12:3, 21 | TSK | STEP | Speak ye. in the tenth. take to. lamb. or, kid.The word {seh} means the young of both sheep and goats, and may be indifferently rendered either lamb or kid. It is evident from ver. 5 that the Hebrews might take either; but they generally preferred a lamb, from being of a more gentle nature. an house.The Israelites were divided into twelve tribes, these tribes into families, the families into houses, and the houses into particular persons.

‏ Exodus 12:3

Speak ye.

in the tenth.

take to.

Ge 4:4; 22:8; 1Sa 7:9; Joh 1:29,36; 1Co 5:7; Re 5:6-13; 7:9-14; 13:8

lamb. or, kid.The word {seh} means the young of both sheep and goats, and may be indifferently rendered either lamb or kid. It is evident from ver. 5 that the Hebrews might take either; but they generally preferred a lamb, from being of a more gentle nature.

Le 5:6; Nu 15:11; 2Ch 35:7

an house.The Israelites were divided into twelve tribes, these tribes into families, the families into houses, and the houses into particular persons.

Nu 1:1-54; Jos 7:14

‏ Exodus 12:21

elders.

3:16; 17:5; 19:7; Nu 11:16

and take.

3; Nu 9:2-5; Jos 5:10; 2Ki 23:21; 2Ch 30:15-17; 35:5,6; Ezr 6:20

Mt 26:17-19; Mr 14:12-16; Lu 22:7-13; 1Co 10:4

lamb. or, kid.

3; *marg:

the passover.That is, the lamb which was called the {paschal,} or passover lamb; the animal sacrificed obtaining the name of the institution. St. Paul copies the expression in 1 Co 5:7.