A Memorial of Redemption

23 For (A)the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; but when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will (B)not allow the (C)destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. 24 And (D)you shall keep this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. 25 When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has [a]promised, you shall keep this [b]rite. 26 (E)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 (F)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.’” (G)And the people bowed low and worshiped.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:25 Lit spoken
  2. Exodus 12:25 Lit service
  3. Exodus 12:26 Lit What is this service to you?
  4. Exodus 12:27 Lit delivered

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