Also they roasted the Passover offerings with fire according to the ordinance; but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them quickly among all the lay people.
Parallel translations
- WEB They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance. The boiled the holy offerings in pots, in cauldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.
- KJV And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
- BSB They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
- NASB So they roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the ordinance, and they boiled the holy things in pots, in kettles, and in pans and carried them quickly to all the lay people.
- NLT Then they roasted the Passover lambs as prescribed; and they boiled the holy offerings in pots, kettles, and pans, and brought them out quickly so the people could eat them.
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Quick answer
They roast the Passover as prescribed and quickly serve the people the holy portions. Diligent, orderly service lets the whole nation share in the feast.
Overview
Following the ordinance (Exodus 12:8-9), the Passover is roasted while other offerings are boiled, then distributed swiftly to the people. The care to prepare the meal "according to the ordinance" again shows obedience to God's instructions. The efficient service reflects the Levites' devotion to enabling all Israel to partake of the redemptive meal.
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- Exod 12:8–9They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.
- 1 Sam 2:13–15The custom of the priests with the people was that when anyone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant came while the meat was boiling, with a fork of three teeth in his hand;
- Lev 6:28But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.
- Deut 16:7You shall roast and eat it in the place which Yahweh your God chooses. In the morning you shall return to your tents.
- Rom 12:11not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Lam 1:12–13“Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, with which Yahweh has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
- Num 6:19The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite, after he has shaved the head of his separation;
- Ps 22:14I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
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