Exodus 12:1-9 ▼

1 The LORD told Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

2 |This month will mark the beginning of months for you. It will be the first month of the year for you.

3 Tell the entire congregation of Israel, 'On the tenth of this month they're each to take a lamb for themselves, according to their ancestors' households, one lamb for each household.

4 If a household is too small for a lamb, then it and its closest neighbor are to obtain one based on the number of individuals—dividing the lamb based on what each person can eat.

5 Your lamb is to be a year old male without blemish. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

6 It is to remain under your care until the fourteenth day of this month, and then the entire assembly of the congregation of Israel is to slaughter it at twilight.

7 They're to take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat the lamb.

8 That very night they're to eat the meat, roasted over the fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

9 Don't eat any of it raw or boiled in water. Instead, roast it over the fire, with its head, legs, and internal organs.