Holman Christian Standard Bible

Exodus 12:42-46 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

42. It was a night of vigil in honor of the Lord, because He would bring them out of the land of Egypt. This same night is in honor of the Lord, a night vigil for all the Israelites throughout their generations.

43. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner may eat it.

44. But any slave a man has purchased may eat it, after you have circumcised him.

45. A temporary resident or hired hand may not eat the Passover.

46. It is to be eaten in one house. You may not take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of its bones.