Exodus 12:28
What does Exodus 12:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 12:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the children of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had given orders to Moses and Aaron, so they did.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the people bow and do obeisance, and the sons of Israel go and do as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron; so have they done.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the children of Israel going forth, did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the children of Israel went away, and did as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron; so did they.
Context
v.27that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of Jehovah’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
v.28This passage
v.29And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 11:28
By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
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