Exodus 12:46

44 But every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have ^acircumcised him, then he may eat it.

45 ^aA sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat it.

46 In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house, ^anor shall you break one of its bones.

47 ^aAll the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

48 And ^awhen a stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it.

49 ^aOne law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you.”

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Barnes' Notes

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Exodus 12:46

In one house - i. e. "in one company." Each lamb was to be entirely consumed by the members of one company, whether they belonged to the same household or not.

Break a bone - The typical significance of this injunction is recognized by John, (see the margin reference.) It is not easy to assign any other satisfactory reason for it. This victim alone was exempt from the general law by which the limbs were ordered to be separated from the body.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Exodus 12:46:**

Exodus 12:9
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