"But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof." — Exodus 12:44

Exodus 12:44 · KJV

“But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”

— Exodus 12:44

And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This {is} the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

Exodus 12 — Context

It {is} a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this {is} that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. {a night...: Heb. a night of observations}

And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This {is} the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Cross References

Genesis 17:12-13

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which {is} not of thy seed. {he that is eight...: Heb. a son of eight days}

Genesis 17:23

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.