Bible Strands
Exodus 12:47
The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records a divine command delivered to Moses and Aaron to address the assembled community of Israel regarding Passover observance. It follows immediate instructions on consuming the meal inside one house and precedes regulations for resident foreigners.
The words — עֲדַ֥ת ('a.Dat) denotes the formal assembly or congregation, while יַעֲשׂ֥וּ (ya.'a.Su) literally means they will do or perform. Together they frame the command as a mandatory corporate action.
The thread — The phrase "whole congregation of Israel" appears in Exodus 12:3 and Exodus 12:6 to mark the appointed time for selecting and slaughtering the lamb. The requirement to observe the Passover reappears in Numbers 9:13 with a warning of being cut off for failure to comply.
Why it lands — The text requires every member of the assembled community to participate in the Passover ritual. It establishes corporate obedience as a non-negotiable boundary for the covenant people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- 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.
- Exodus 12:3 Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.