Exodus 12:25-27
New International Version
25 When you enter the land(A) that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 26 And when your children(B) ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ 27 then tell them, ‘It is the Passover(C) sacrifice to the Lord, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.’”(D) Then the people bowed down and worshiped.(E)
Exodus 12:25-27
New King James Version
25 It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, (A)just as He promised, that you shall keep this service. 26 (B)And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 that you shall say, (C)‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people (D)bowed their heads and worshiped.
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Exodus 12:25-27
English Standard Version
25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, (A)as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26 And (B)when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, (C)‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people (D)bowed their heads and worshiped.
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Exodus 12:25-27
New American Standard Bible
25 When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has [a]promised, you shall keep this [b]rite. 26 (A)And when your children say to you, ‘[c]What does this rite mean to you?’ 27 then you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to (B)the Lord because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but [d]spared our homes.’” (C)And the people bowed low and worshiped.
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- Exodus 12:25 Lit spoken
- Exodus 12:25 Lit service
- Exodus 12:26 Lit What is this service to you?
- Exodus 12:27 Lit delivered
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