Exodus 12:43-51

New International Reader's Version

Rules for the Passover

⁴³ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Here are the rules for the Passover meal.

“No one from another country is allowed to eat it. ⁴⁴ Any slave you have bought is allowed to eat it after you have circumcised him. ⁴⁵ But a hired worker or someone who lives with you for a short time is not allowed to eat it.

⁴⁶ “It must be eaten inside the house. Do not take any of the meat outside. Do not break any of the bones. ⁴⁷ The whole community of Israel must celebrate the Passover.

⁴⁸ “Suppose an outsider living among you wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover. Then all the males in that home must be circumcised. After that, the person can take part, just like an Israelite. Only circumcised males may eat it. ⁴⁹ The same law applies to Israelites and to outsiders living among you.”

⁵⁰ All the people of Israel did just what the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron. ⁵¹ On that day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.