Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire.
- KJV And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
- NKJV You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire.
- NASB And you shall not leave any of it over until morning, but whatever is left of it until morning, you shall completely burn with fire.
- NLT Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.
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Quick answer
None of the lamb may be left until morning; any remainder must be burned with fire.
Overview
The lamb is to be wholly consumed or destroyed, leaving nothing to be treated commonly or to decay. This guards the holiness of the sacrifice and reinforces the urgency of the night of redemption. The complete use of the lamb reflects that God's provision is sufficient and sacred, to be received entirely and not handled carelessly.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Exod 23:18You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
- Exod 34:25Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
- Exod 29:34And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
- Lev 22:30It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.
- Lev 7:15–17The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
- Deut 16:4–5No leaven is to be found in all your land for seven days, and none of the meat you sacrifice in the evening of the first day shall remain until morning.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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