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Exodus 12:14

Exodus 12:14 in Multiple Translations

And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

And this day is to be kept in your memories: you are to keep it as a feast to the Lord through all your generations, as an order for ever.

This will be a day to remember for you. You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord for generations to come. You will observe this for all time to come.

And this day shalbe vnto you a remembrance: and ye shall keepe it an holie feast vnto the Lord, throughout your generations: yee shall keepe it holie by an ordinance for euer.

'And this day hath become to you a memorial, and ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah to your generations; — a statute age-during; ye keep it a feast.

This day shall be a memorial for you. You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD. You shall keep it as a feast throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.

And this day shall be to you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations: ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

And this day shall be for a memorial to you: and you shall keep it a feast to the Lord in your generations with an everlasting observance.

Each year, you must celebrate this festival on this day, to remember what I, Yahweh, have done for you. In all the generations to come, each year you must celebrate this festival. It must continue forever.

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Exodus 12:14 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB וְ/הָיָה֩ הַ/יּ֨וֹם הַ/זֶּ֤ה לָ/כֶם֙ לְ/זִכָּר֔וֹן וְ/חַגֹּתֶ֥ם אֹת֖/וֹ חַ֣ג לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה לְ/דֹרֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם חֻקַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם תְּחָגֻּֽ/הוּ
וְ/הָיָה֩ hâyâh H1961 to be Conj | V-Qal-3ms
הַ/יּ֨וֹם yôwm H3117 day Art | N-ms
הַ/זֶּ֤ה zeh H2088 this Art | Pron
לָ/כֶם֙ Prep | Suff
לְ/זִכָּר֔וֹן zikrôwn H2146 memorial Prep | N-ms
וְ/חַגֹּתֶ֥ם châgag H2287 to celebrate Conj | V-Qal-2mp
אֹת֖/וֹ ʼêth H853 Obj. DirObjM | Suff
חַ֣ג chag H2282 feast N-ms
לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 The Lord Prep | N-proper
לְ/דֹרֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם dôwr H1755 generation Prep | N-mp | Suff
חֻקַּ֥ת chuqqâh H2708 statute N-cs
עוֹלָ֖ם ʻôwlâm H5769 forever N-ms
תְּחָגֻּֽ/הוּ châgag H2287 to celebrate V-Qal-Imperf-2mp | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Exodus 12:14

וְ/הָיָה֩ hâyâh H1961 "to be" Conj | V-Qal-3ms
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Definition: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Usage: Occurs in 3131 OT verses. KJV: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 36:11.
הַ/יּ֨וֹם yôwm H3117 "day" Art | N-ms
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
הַ/זֶּ֤ה zeh H2088 "this" Art | Pron
This word is a pronoun meaning this or that, used to point out a specific person or thing. It appears in many contexts, including Genesis and Psalms, to indicate something specific. The KJV translates it as he, here, or it.
Definition: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
Usage: Occurs in 1061 OT verses. KJV: he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare H2063 (זֹאת), H2090 (זֹה), H2097 (זוֹ), H2098 (זוּ). See also: Genesis 5:1; Exodus 10:17; Numbers 14:16.
לָ/כֶם֙ "" Prep | Suff
לְ/זִכָּר֔וֹן zikrôwn H2146 "memorial" Prep | N-ms
A memorial or reminder, this word refers to something that helps people remember important events or people. It can be a written record or a special day. The word is used in the Bible to describe memorials to God.
Definition: memorial, reminder, remembrance
Usage: Occurs in 22 OT verses. KJV: memorial, record. See also: Exodus 12:14; Numbers 17:5; Isaiah 57:8.
וְ/חַגֹּתֶ֥ם châgag H2287 "to celebrate" Conj | V-Qal-2mp
This Hebrew word means to celebrate or observe a festival, often with dancing or procession. It can also mean to be dizzy or staggering, like being drunk or disoriented. In the Bible, it is used to describe pilgrim feasts and celebrations.
Definition: 1) to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep a pilgrim-feast 1a2) to reel
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro. See also: Exodus 5:1; 1 Samuel 30:16; Psalms 42:5.
אֹת֖/וֹ ʼêth H853 "Obj." DirObjM | Suff
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
חַ֣ג chag H2282 "feast" N-ms
A festival or feast is what this Hebrew word describes. It is used in Leviticus 23:2 to describe the festivals of the Lord. The word implies a time of celebration or sacrifice.
Definition: 1) festival, feast, festival-gathering, pilgrim-feast 1a) feast 1b) festival sacrifice
Usage: Occurs in 55 OT verses. KJV: (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity. See also: Exodus 10:9; 2 Chronicles 7:8; Psalms 81:4.
לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 "The Lord" Prep | N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
לְ/דֹרֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם dôwr H1755 "generation" Prep | N-mp | Suff
This word refers to a period of time or a generation of people. It is used in the Bible to describe a group of people living at the same time. In the book of Psalms, it describes a generation of people who follow God.
Definition: 1) period, generation, habitation, dwelling 1a) period, age, generation (period of time) 1b) generation (those living during a period) 1c) generation (characterised by quality, condition, class of men) 1d) dwelling-place, habitation Aramaic equivalent: dar (דָּר "generation" H1859)
Usage: Occurs in 127 OT verses. KJV: age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity. See also: Genesis 6:9; Esther 9:28; Psalms 10:6.
חֻקַּ֥ת chuqqâh H2708 "statute" N-cs
This Hebrew word refers to a statute or ordinance, often given by God to the Israelites. It appears in books like Leviticus and Numbers, outlining rules for sacrifices and festivals. These statutes helped the Israelites understand God's requirements.
Definition: 1) statute, ordinance, limit, enactment, something prescribed 1a) statute
Usage: Occurs in 101 OT verses. KJV: appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute. See also: Genesis 26:5; Deuteronomy 28:15; Psalms 18:23.
עוֹלָ֖ם ʻôwlâm H5769 "forever" N-ms
This word means forever or always, describing something that lasts an eternity. It is used in the Bible to describe God's eternal nature and his lasting promises.
Definition: : old/ancient 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity
Usage: Occurs in 413 OT verses. KJV: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5703 (עַד). See also: Genesis 3:22; 1 Kings 8:13; Psalms 5:12.
תְּחָגֻּֽ/הוּ châgag H2287 "to celebrate" V-Qal-Imperf-2mp | Suff
This Hebrew word means to celebrate or observe a festival, often with dancing or procession. It can also mean to be dizzy or staggering, like being drunk or disoriented. In the Bible, it is used to describe pilgrim feasts and celebrations.
Definition: 1) to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep a pilgrim-feast 1a2) to reel
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro. See also: Exodus 5:1; 1 Samuel 30:16; Psalms 42:5.

Study Notes — Exodus 12:14

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1 2 Kings 23:21 The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”
2 Exodus 12:24 And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
3 Exodus 13:9–10 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt. Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.
4 Exodus 12:17 So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
5 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
6 Leviticus 23:4–5 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
7 Exodus 12:43 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.
8 Exodus 5:1 After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”
9 Psalms 111:4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
10 Matthew 26:13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Exodus 12:14 Summary

This verse, Exodus 12:14, is talking about the day when the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites and spared their firstborn sons, and it is to be remembered as a special day to honor the Lord. The Israelites were instructed to celebrate this day as a feast to the Lord, and to remember it for all generations to come, as a way of recognizing God's power and provision, just like we remember important events in our own lives (see Deuteronomy 8:2). By remembering this day, we can honor the Lord and pass on the story of His deliverance to future generations, and we can also apply this principle to our own lives, celebrating God's deliverance and provision in our own experiences, as seen in 1 Corinthians 5:7-8.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the significance of this day mentioned in Exodus 12:14?

This day refers to the day of the Passover, when the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites and spared their firstborn sons, as seen in Exodus 12:12-13, and it is to be remembered as a feast to the Lord, as a permanent statute for the generations to come, just like the Lord's instruction in Exodus 12:14.

How does this verse relate to the concept of remembrance in the Bible?

The idea of remembering and commemorating significant events is a common theme in the Bible, as seen in verses like Deuteronomy 8:2, where the Israelites were reminded to remember their journey through the wilderness, and in Exodus 12:14, where they are instructed to remember the Passover as a feast to the Lord.

What does it mean to celebrate this day as a feast to the Lord?

Celebrating this day as a feast to the Lord means to observe it with reverence, gratitude, and obedience, recognizing the Lord's power and provision, as expressed in Exodus 12:14, and as seen in other biblical feasts, such as the Feast of Tabernacles in Leviticus 23:33-43.

How does this verse apply to believers today?

While the specific instructions in Exodus 12:14 were given to the Israelites, the principle of remembering and celebrating God's deliverance and provision applies to believers today, as seen in 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, where believers are instructed to celebrate the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.

Reflection Questions

  1. What are some ways I can remember and celebrate God's deliverance in my own life, just as the Israelites were instructed to do in Exodus 12:14?
  2. How can I make this day, and every day, a memorial to the Lord, recognizing His power and provision in my life?
  3. What are some things that I can do to observe this feast to the Lord, and to remember His goodness and faithfulness, as expressed in Exodus 12:14?
  4. In what ways can I pass on the story of God's deliverance to future generations, just as the Israelites were instructed to do in Exodus 12:14?

Gill's Exposition on Exodus 12:14

And this shall be unto you for a memorial,.... To be remembered, and that very deservedly, for the destruction of the firstborn of the Egyptians, and for the deliverance of the children of Israel out

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 12:14

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. This day shall be unto you for a memorial.

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Exodus 12:14

For a memorial, or monument, both of this deliverance from Egypt, and moreover of your redemption by Christ, of which that is a type, as even the ancient Jews understood it, who also noted that Israel was to be redeemed in the days of the Messias upon the same day on which they were delivered from Egypt, to wit, upon the fifteenth day of the month of Nisan. Upon which day our blessed Lord was crucified for the redemption of his people. You shall observe it for a solemn feast or festival time. For ever, i.e. so long as your state and church continues, or till the coming of the Messias. This word doth not always signify eternity, but any long time, as , and oft elsewhere.

Trapp's Commentary on Exodus 12:14

Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. Ver 14. By an ordinance for ever.] Till "Christ our passover" should be "sacrificed for us"; and then the Christian passover was to succeed.

Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 12:14

(14) Ye shall keep it a feast . . . by an ordinance for ever.—The Passover is continued in the Eucharist (1 Corinthians 5:7-8); and the Easter celebration, which the Church makes binding on all her members, exactly corresponds in time to the Paschal ceremony, and takes its place. In this way the Passover may be regarded as still continuing under Christianity, and as intended to continue, “even to the end of the world.”

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Exodus 12:14

Verse 14. A memorial] To keep up a remembrance of the severity and goodness, or justice and mercy, of God. Ye shall keep it a feast - it shall be annually observed, and shall be celebrated with solemn religious joy, throughout your generations - as long as ye continue to be a distinct people; an ordinance - a Divine appointment, an institution of God himself, neither to be altered nor set aside by any human authority. For ever] חקת עולם chukkath olam, an everlasting or endless statute, because representative of the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world; whose mediation, in consequence of his sacrifice, shall endure while time itself lasts; and to whose merits and efficacy the salvation of the soul shall be ascribable throughout eternity. This, therefore, is a statute and ordinance that can have no end, either in this world or in the world to come. It is remarkable that though the Jews have ceased from the whole of their sacrificial system, so that sacrifices are no longer offered by them in any part of the world, yet they all, in all their generations and in all countries, keep up the remembrance of the passover, and observe the feast of unleavened bread. But no lamb is sacrificed. Their sacrifices have all totally ceased, ever since the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Even the flesh that is used on this occasion is partly roasted and partly boiled, that it may not even resemble the primitive sacrifice; for they deem it unlawful to sacrifice out of Jerusalem. The truth is, the true Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world has been offered, and they have no power to restore the ancient type. See Clarke on Exodus 12:27.

Cambridge Bible on Exodus 12:14

14–20. Regulations for the pilgrimage of Maẓ ?ẓ ?oth (or Unleavened Cakes) according to P. Unless the writer has expressed himself loosely, vv. 14–20 can hardly be the original sequel of vv. 1–13: as Di. observes, not only is there nothing in vv. 1–13 to which ‘this day’ in vv. 14, 17 can refer, but a memorial day (v. 14) would not be appointed before the event which it was to commemorate had taken place, and v. 17 speaks of this as past: it is possible, therefore, that in the original text of P vv. 14–20 stood somewhere after v. 41, perhaps before v. 50. The feast of Maẓ ?ẓ ?oth, though it followed immediately after the Passover, was quite distinct from it (Leviticus 23:5-6): it lasted (v. 15) seven days. Its original intention was in all probability to celebrate the beginning of harvest: cf. p. 241, and on Exodus 23:15 a.

Barnes' Notes on Exodus 12:14

A memorial - A commemorative and sacramental ordinance of perpetual obligation. As such, it has ever been observed by the Hebrews.

Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 12:14

14. This day — The fourteenth of Abib, or Nisan, which was forever to be memorable as Israel’s birthday.

Sermons on Exodus 12:14

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John W. Bramhall The Feasts of Jehovah 04 Firstfruits by John W. Bramhall In this sermon, the speaker discusses the various offerings mentioned in the Bible, specifically focusing on the drink offering. He references the story of Jacob in Genesis, where
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Leonard Ravenhill If Any Man Be in Christ - Part 3 (Cd Quality) by Leonard Ravenhill In this sermon, the preacher shares a story about a marriage hall where people were dancing and having a good time. Suddenly, the Queen of the Underworld enters and starts dancing
J. Vernon McGee (Exodus) Exodus 12:5-8 by J. Vernon McGee In this sermon, the preacher shares his experiences as a young preacher in Middle Tennessee. He talks about how he used to hold meetings in country churches during the summer and h

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