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.
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.
- BSB Do not leave any of it until morning; before the morning you must burn up any part that is left over.
- 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 23:18Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.
- Exod 34:25Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.
- Exod 29:34And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
- Lev 22:30On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.
- Lev 7:15–17And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
- Deut 16:4–5And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the 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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