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Exodus 12:47 Explained in Context
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Verse 47. 47All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
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Quick Meaning
Within Exodus 12:43–51, 12:47 contributes “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it,” so the line belongs to “Passover Participation Has Household Boundaries” rather than an isolated slogan.
Read It With
- Exodus 12:43–51
Read Exodus 12:47 with 12:43–51. Within Exodus 12:43–51, 12:47 contributes “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it,” so the line belongs to “Passover Participation Has Household Boundaries” rather than an isolated slogan. The whole unit shows: Additional Passover rules address foreigners, circumcision, hired workers, bone and household integrity, one law for native and resident outsider, and Israel's obedience.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Exodus 12:37–42 establishes the preceding movement: The journey begins from Rameses to Succoth with families, a mixed multitude, livestock, unleavened dough, and a schematic sojourn total remembered as a night of watching. This unit continues that movement: Additional Passover rules address foreigners, circumcision, hired workers, bone and household integrity, one law for native and resident outsider, and Israel's obedience. At 12:47, the wording “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it” makes this verse's contribution precise. Within Exodus 12:43–51, 12:47 contributes “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it,” so the line belongs to “Passover Participation Has Household Boundaries” rather than an isolated slogan.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 12:47 contributes “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it” to “Passover Participation Has Household Boundaries,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Embodied household memory teaches that rescue, grief, identity, time, food, and the formation of future generations belong together.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 12:47, the line “All the congregation of Israel shall keep it” serves this contextual meaning: Additional Passover rules address foreigners, circumcision, hired workers, bone and household integrity, one law for native and resident outsider, and Israel's obedience. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “Passover Participation Has Household Boundaries” is this: Tell communal rescue stories truthfully, including cost and excluded voices, and let remembrance produce hospitality and responsibility rather than superiority.
Continue in Context
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Read Exodus 12:43–51 — Passover Participation Has Household BoundariesSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Exodus 12:43–51, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
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Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 12:43–51
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