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Exodus 12:24
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22 aAnd you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and bstrike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning.  
23 aFor the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the bblood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and cnot allow dthe destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.  
24 And you shall aobserve this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever.  
25 It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, jaust as He promised, that you shall keep this service.  
26 aAnd it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’  
27 that you shall say, a‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people bbowed their heads and worshiped.  
28 Then the children of Israel went away and adid so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.  

The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn

29 aAnd it came to pass at midnight that bthe Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was1 in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of clivestock.  
Verse Comparison: Exodus 12:24

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American Standard Version
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Amplified® Bible
You shall observe this rite for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever.

Contemporary English Version
After you have entered the country promised to you by the LORD, you and your children must continue to celebrate Passover each year.

Darby English Version
And ye shall observe this as an ordinance for thee and for thy sons for ever.

Good News Bible
You and your children must obey these rules forever.

King James Version
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

New American Standard Bible
"And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.

New International Version
"Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants.

New King James Version
And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.

Revised Standard Version
You shall observe this rite as an ordinance for you and for your sons for ever.

Young's Literal Translation
`And ye have observed this thing, for a statute to thee, and to thy sons -- unto the age;


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