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Exodus 12:47

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 12:47 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
Exodus 12:47 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
44but every man`s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
45A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof.
46In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
47All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
50Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“All the congregation of Israel must keep it - Though it was observed in families apart, yet it is looked upon as the act of the whole congregation. And so the new testament passover, the Lord's supper, ought not to be neglected by any that are capable of celebrating it. Exodus 12:48”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“All the: Exo 12:3, Exo 12:6; Num 9:13 keep it: Heb. do it Exodus 12:48”
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