Exodus 12:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.”
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“But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and any man's servant, the purchase of money, when thou hast circumcised him--then he doth eat of it;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 12:44 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:12Generation 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.
- Genesis 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.
- Leviticus 22:11But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).