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Exodus 12:7
They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs the Israelites through Moses during the final preparations for the Exodus, directing them to mark their homes before the night of the firstborn plague.
The words — The Hebrew verb נָתְנוּ (na.te.Nu) translates literally as "they will put," paired with שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת (she.tei ha.me.zu.zot) for "the two doorposts," specifying the exact locations for the blood application.
The thread — The text repeats the blood application in Exodus 12:22 with the hyssop brush and basin, and the pattern of blood marking appears in Hebrews 11:28 regarding the Passover sprinkling and in Hebrews 9:22 regarding purification through shedding.
Why it lands — The passage demands exact physical obedience in applying the lamb's blood to the specified doorframes as the stated condition for preservation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:22 Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
- Hebrews 11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
- Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
- Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Hebrews 10:14 because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
- 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Hebrews 10:29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
- Hebrews 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,