You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
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You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
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And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
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And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever.
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Passages linked to Exodus 12:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 7:5 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh when I stretch out my hand on Egypt, and bring the children of Israel out from among them.”
- Exodus 12:41 At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of Yahweh’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 13:3 Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
- Exodus 13:8 You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
- Numbers 20:16 When we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the edge of your border.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 12:17 And ye shall observe [the feast of]…
Exo 12:17 And ye shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
Ver. 17. In this selfsame day.] Heb., In the body, or strength, of this day: so the midday is called. Art thou delivered, helped? write up the time and place.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Your armies, so called, not from their military force…
Your armies, so called, not from their military force or courage, but from their numbers, and the order and manner in which they came forth. See Exo 13:18.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread,....…
And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread,.... Which was a distinct feast from the passover feast; for though at that unleavened bread was eaten, it was kept but one night, this seven days; and it is repeated that it might be taken notice of, and the rather, as it was to be observed in all ages as long as the Jewish economy lasted; the reason of which follows:
for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt; which, though not already done, was just on doing, and was certain; and besides, it respects the day when it should come about another year: by their "armies" are meant the tribes of Israel, not so much for their military force, for as yet they were an unarmed people, but for their numbers, which were sufficient to make several considerable armies, and for their order and ease, and their being without any fear of the enemy, in which they marched out of Egypt:
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therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever; according to the rules given, with the same exactness, strictness, and constancy, as the first of the passover, and as long as that continued; See Gill on Exo 12:14.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. Self - same day] בעצם beetsem, in…
Verse 17. Self - same day] בעצם beetsem, in the body of this day, or in the strength of this day; probably they began their march about day-break, called here the body or strength of the day, and in De 16:1, by night - sometime before the sun rose.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Bread. Hebrew matsoth. But the Samaritan and Septuagint read…
Bread. Hebrew matsoth. But the Samaritan and Septuagint read Motsue, precept, or ordinance. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain ye shall observe, &c.--The seven days of this feast…
ye shall observe, &c.--The seven days of this feast were to commence the day after the passover. It was a distinct festival following that feast; but although this feast was instituted like the passover before the departure, the observance of it did not take place till after.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. In this selfsame day have I brought your…
17. In this selfsame day have I brought your armies out — This was said before the deliverance was effected, and it is spoken of in the past as if already made sure. Thus the Hebrew preterit is often used in prophecy for an emphatic future. (Nordh., Gram., § 966, 1, a.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. selfsame day] A peculiar expression,—lit. the bone (i.e.…
17. selfsame day] A peculiar expression,—lit. the bone (i.e. the substance) of the day, the day itself, the very day (cf. Exo_24:10 ‘the heaven itself,’ and Job_21:23 Heb.),—found only in P (vv. 41, 47, 51, Gen_7:13; Gen_17:23; Gen_17:26 al.) and Ezek. (Eze_2:3, Eze_24:2, Eze_40:1).
have I brought forth, &c. The pilgrimage is to be observed in commemoration of the day of the Exodus from Egypt. Cf. v. 14a.
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your hosts] P pictures the Israel of the Exodus as a vast army: see on Exo_6:26.
throughout, &c.] as v. 14b.
17–20. The essential parts of the institution repeated and insisted on again, in P’s manner; see on Exo_6:27.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) In this selfsame day have I brought your…
(17) In this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt.—On the application of the word “armies” to the people of Israel, see above (Exo_6:26). The expression “have I brought” indicates either that these directions were not given until after the Exodus, or at any rate that they were not reduced to writing until then.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In this self-same day. The 15th of Abib the…
In this self-same day. The 15th of Abib the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. Have I brought your hosts out. This expression seems to prove that we have in the injunctions of verses 14-20, not the exact words of the revelation on the subject made by God to Moses before the institution of the Passover, but a re-casting of the words after the exodus had taken place. Otherwise, the expression must have been, "I will bring your hosts out." As an ordinance for ever. Easter eve, the day on which Satan was despoiled by the preaching of Jesus to the spirits in prison, (1Pe_3:19) and on which the Church first realises its deliverance from the bondage of sin by the Atonement of Good Friday, is the Christian continuance of the first day of unleavened bread, and so answers to this text, as Good Friday to the similar command in ver.
14.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 armed group by armed group
armed group by armed group
The term used for these groups is a military term referring to a large number of soldiers. AT: "division by division" or "regiment by regiment"
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twilight
This refers to the time of evening after the sun has set but while there is still some light. See how you translated this in Exodus 12:6.
the fourteenth day in the first month
This is the first month of the Hebrew calendar. The fourteenth day is near the beginning of April on Western calendars. (See: Hebrew Months and Ordinal Numbers)
the twenty-first day of the month
"the twenty-first day of the first month." This is near the middle of April on Western calendars. (See: Hebrew Months and Ordinal Numbers and Ellipsis)
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