But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.
Parallel translations
- WEB but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
- KJV But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
- NKJV But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.
- NASB but as for every slave that someone has purchased with money, after you have circumcised him, then he may eat it.
- NLT But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.
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Quick answer
A servant bought with money may eat the Passover once he has been circumcised.
Overview
Even a bought servant, an outsider by birth, may share the meal if he receives the covenant sign of circumcision. Participation depends on covenant membership, not social status. This provision shows that God's redemption is open to all who are joined to His people by the appointed sign, anticipating the gospel's welcome of all who are united to Christ by faith.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Gen 17:12–13Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
- Gen 17:23On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
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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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