Exo 12:3-20, 1Cor 5:7-8 | 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 12:3-20

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

be without.

Le 1:3,10; 22:19-24; De 17:1; Mal 1:7,8,14; Heb 7:26; 9:13,14

1Pe 1:18,19

a male of the first year. Heb. son of a year.

Le 23:12; 1Sa 13:1; *marg:

fourteenth.

Le 23:5; Nu 9:3; 28:16,18; De 16:1-6; 2Ch 30:15; Eze 45:21

the whole.

2Ch 30:15-18; Isa 53:6; Mt 27:20,25; Mr 15:1,8,11,25,33,34

Lu 23:1,18; Ac 2:23; 3:14; 4:27

in the evening. Heb. between the two evenings.The Jews divided the day into morning and evening: till the sun passed the meridian, all was morning or forenoon; after that, all was evening or afternoon. Their first evening began just after twelve o'clock, and continued till sunset; their second evening began at sunset, and continued till night, i.e., during the whole time of twilight; between twelve o'clock, therefore, and the termination of twilight, the passover was to be offered. See Parallel Passages.

16:12; Mt 27:46-50

22,23; Eph 1:7; Heb 9:13,14,22; 10:14,29; 11:28; 1Pe 1:2

eat the.

Mt 26:26; Joh 6:52-57

roast.

De 16:7; Ps 22:14; Isa 53:10

unleavened.

13:3,7; 34:25; Nu 9:11; De 16:3; Am 4:5; Mt 16:12; 1Co 5:6-8

Ga 5:9

with bitter.

1:14; Nu 9:11; Zec 12:10; 1Th 1:6

but roast with fire.