but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
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but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
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But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
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but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
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Passages linked to Exodus 12:44 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 17:12-13 He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring. He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
- Genesis 17:23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 12:44 But every man’s servant that is bought…
Exo 12:44 But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Ver. 44. When thou hast circumcised him.] And so adinitted him into the fellowship of the faithful. A man must live before he can be nourished; bred before be can be fed.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain When thou hast circumcised him; for the master had…
When thou hast circumcised him; for the master had a power to circumcise such persons, Gen 17:12. And though it is probable, that by their interest in them, and a diligent instruction of them, they made them willing to receive circumcision, yet it seems they had a power to compel them to it; but then circumcision was not to them a seal of God’s covenant, nor of their religion, for that must be matter of choice, but only a civil badge, or a note of that family or people into which they were politically incorporated.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. The…
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. The passover, and the feast of unleavened bread only; for a Gentile was first to be circumcised, and be joined to the congregation, and then partake of it, and not before.
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. The passover, and the feast of unleavened bread only; for a Gentile was first to be circumcised, and be joined to the congregation, and then partake of it, and not before.
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Exodus 12:48
exo 12:48
exo 12:48
exo 12:48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, Who by so doing became a proselyte of the gate, he observing the commands of the sons of Noah:
and will keep the passover of the Lord; is desirous of being admitted to that ordinance:
let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near, and keep it: first himself, and then all his male children and male servants, and then, and not till then, he might approach to this ordinance, and observe it; for by this means he would become a proselyte of righteousness, and in all respects as an Israelite, or son of Abraham, as it follows:
and he shall be as one that is born in the land; a native and proper inhabitant of Canaan, enjoying all the privileges and immunities of such:
for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof; these laws and rules concerning those persons that were to eat of the passover are such as were to be observed in all successive generations, to the coming of Christ; and were the rather necessary to be given now, because of the mixed multitude who now came up with the children of Israel out of Egypt.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Servant - The circumcision of the slave, thus enjoined…
Servant - The circumcision of the slave, thus enjoined formally on the first day that Israel became a nation, in accordance with the law given to Abraham, (see the margin reference) made him a true member of the family, equally entitled to all religious privileges. In the household of a priest the slave was even permitted to eat the consecrated food: Lev 22:11.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 44. But a foreigner, bought as a slave into…
44. But a foreigner, bought as a slave into an Israelitish family, may eat of it, if he is made a member of the Isr. community by circumcision. Slaves were regarded as members of the family, and, as such, were circumcised (Gen_17:12-13, P), so that they might join in the family religious rites. ‘That is bought for money’ distinguishes the slave here referred to from the slave ‘born in the house’ (cf. Gen_17:12; Gen_17:23; Gen_17:27), i.e. born of parents who were themselves slaves in the same establishment: a slave of the latter kind would, as a matter of course, be circumcised, and have a right to partake of the Passover.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (44) Every man’s servant.—Slaves born in the house were…
(44) Every man’s servant.—Slaves born in the house were required to be circumcised on the eighth day, like Israelites (Gen_17:13). Bought slaves were allowed their choice. It is noticeable that the circumcised slave was to be admitted to full religious equality with his master.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Every man"s servant that is bought for money. Or…
Every man"s servant that is bought for money. Or "every man"s slave." The Mosaic Law found servitude existing, and left it existing, only guarding against its extreme abuses. (Exo_21:20-27) It put no check on the traffic in slaves. When thou hast circumcised him. The Jewish commentators say, that the desire of the slave to receive the rite and become a Jew is here implied. But it would seem rather, that opposition and refusal is not thought of as possible. (see Gen_17:13, Gen_17:17) The case is like that of baptism among the barbarous nations, where no sooner was the king converted than a general order went forth for the baptism of his subjects, which no one thought of resisting. Then shall he eat thereof. It was a principle of the Jewish law that the slaves should be admitted to complete religious equality with the native Israelites. (compare Lev_22:11)
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