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Numbers 9:12
they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God issues this statute to the Israelite assembly during the wilderness journey, specifically addressing those observing the delayed Passover in the second month.
The words — יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ (yash.'I.ru) denotes leaving meat over until morning, while יִשְׁבְּרוּ\־ (yish.be.ru-) commands against breaking the lamb's bones.
The thread — The prohibition against leaving meat until morning and breaking bones originates in Exodus 12:10 and Exodus 12:46, and is explicitly cited in John 19:36 regarding the crucified Messiah.
Why it lands — The text demands strict compliance with the Passover statutes, requiring the complete consumption of the lamb before dawn and the preservation of every bone without deviation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
Cross-references
- John 19:36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
- Exodus 12:46 It 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.
- Exodus 12:10 Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.
- Exodus 12:43 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.
- Numbers 9:3 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.”