Exodus 12:47
New International Version
The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

New Living Translation
The whole community of Israel must celebrate this Passover festival.

English Standard Version
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Berean Standard Bible
The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it.

King James Bible
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

New King James Version
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

New American Standard Bible
All the congregation of Israel are to celebrate this.

NASB 1995
“All the congregation of Israel are to celebrate this.

NASB 1977
“All the congregation of Israel are to celebrate this.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the congregation of Israel shall celebrate this.

Amplified Bible
The entire congregation of Israel shall keep and celebrate it.

Christian Standard Bible
The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

American Standard Version
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Contemporary English Version
And all Israelites must take part in the meal.

English Revised Version
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The whole community of Israel must celebrate the Passover.

Good News Translation
The whole community of Israel must celebrate this festival,

International Standard Version
The whole congregation of Israel is to observe it.

Majority Standard Bible
The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it.

NET Bible
The whole community of Israel must observe it.

New Heart English Bible
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

World English Bible
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
all the congregation of Israel keeps it.

Young's Literal Translation
all the company of Israel do keep it.

Smith's Literal Translation
All the assembly of Israel shall do it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the assembly of the children of Israel shall keep it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The entire assembly of the sons of Israel shall do this.

New American Bible
The whole community of Israel must celebrate this feast.

New Revised Standard Version
The whole congregation of Israel shall celebrate it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
All the congregation of Israel shall keep the feast.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All the assembly of Israel will perform it.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
All the congregation of the children of Israel shall keep it.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Instructions for the Passover
46It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones. 47The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it. 48If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.…

Cross References
Numbers 9:13
But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.

Numbers 9:2-3
“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. / You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”

Leviticus 23:5
The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...

2 Chronicles 30:1-5
Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...

2 Chronicles 35:1
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Joshua 5:10
On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.

Ezekiel 45:21
On the fourteenth day of the first month you are to observe the Passover, a feast of seven days, during which unleavened bread shall be eaten.

2 Kings 23:21-23
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

Ezra 6:19-22
On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ...

Matthew 26:17-19
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

Mark 14:12-16
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...

Luke 22:7-13
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...

John 13:1
It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.


Treasury of Scripture

All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

all the

Exodus 12:3,6
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: …

Numbers 9:13
But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

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Exodus 12
1. The beginning of the year is changed
3. The Passover is instituted
11. The import of the rite of the Passover
15. Unleavened bread
29. The firstborn are slain
31. The Israelites are driven out of the land
37. They come to Succoth
41. The time of their sojourning
43. The ordinance of the Passover














The whole congregation
This phrase emphasizes the collective responsibility and unity of the Israelites. In Hebrew, the word for congregation is "עֵדָה" (edah), which signifies an assembly or community. This reflects the communal nature of the Israelites' identity and their shared covenant with God. Historically, this underscores the importance of community in ancient Israelite society, where religious observance was not just an individual act but a communal one. The unity of the congregation in observing God's commands is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, highlighting the importance of collective faithfulness and obedience.

of Israel
The term "Israel" refers to the descendants of Jacob, who was renamed Israel after wrestling with God (Genesis 32:28). This name carries the meaning "God prevails" or "he struggles with God," symbolizing the nation's relationship with the divine. Theologically, Israel represents God's chosen people, set apart to fulfill His purposes. The historical context of Israel as a nation is rooted in the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and this identity is central to their understanding of themselves as a people called to live according to God's laws.

must celebrate
The Hebrew root for "celebrate" is "עָשָׂה" (asah), which means to do, make, or perform. This implies an active participation in the observance of the Passover, not merely a passive acknowledgment. The celebration of Passover is a command, not a suggestion, indicating its significance in the life of the Israelites. It serves as a perpetual reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt and His faithfulness to His promises. The act of celebration is both a remembrance and a proclamation of God's mighty works.

it
The "it" refers to the Passover, a pivotal event in Israel's history. The Passover is not just a ritual but a profound act of remembrance and identity formation. It commemorates the night when God spared the Israelites from the plague of the firstborn in Egypt, marking their liberation from slavery. Theologically, the Passover foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Christ, the Lamb of God, whose sacrifice brings salvation to all who believe. The historical and spiritual significance of the Passover is foundational to understanding God's redemptive plan for His people.

Verse 47. - All the congregation ... shall keep it. Rather "shall sacrifice it." (Compare ver. 6.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

congregation
עֲדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

must celebrate
יַעֲשׂ֥וּ (ya·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

it.
אֹתֽוֹ׃ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


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