26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

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26 And[a] when your children say to you, ‘What is this religious custom[b] for you?’[c] 27 you will say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice for Yahweh, who passed over the houses of the Israelites[d] in Egypt when he struck Egypt; and he delivered our houses.’” And the people knelt down and they worshiped.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 12:26 Literally “and it will be”
  2. Exodus 12:26 Literally “service” or “work”
  3. Exodus 12:26 Or “What does this service mean to you?”
  4. Exodus 12:27 Literally “sons/children of Israel”