Exodus 12:46
New International Version
“It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.

New Living Translation
Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones.

English Standard Version
It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones.

Berean Standard Bible
It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry any of the flesh outside the house, nor shall you break one of its bones.

New American Standard Bible
It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring any of the meat outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it.

NASB 1995
“It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it.

NASB 1977
“It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it.

Legacy Standard Bible
It shall be eaten in a single house; you shall not bring forth any of the flesh outside of the house, and you shall not break any bone of it.

Amplified Bible
It is to be eaten inside one house; you shall not take any of the meat outside the house, nor shall you break any of its bones.

Christian Standard Bible
It is to be eaten in one house. You may not take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of its bones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is to be eaten in one house. You may not take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of its bones.

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

Contemporary English Version
The entire meal must be eaten inside, and no one may leave the house during the celebration. No bones of the Passover lamb may be broken.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The meal must be eaten inside one house. Never take any of the meat outside the house. "Never break any of the bones.

Good News Translation
The whole meal must be eaten in the house in which it was prepared; it must not be taken outside. And do not break any of the animal's bones.

International Standard Version
It is to be eaten in one house, and you are not to take any of the meat outside the house, nor are you to break any of its bones.

Majority Standard Bible
It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

NET Bible
It must be eaten in one house; you must not bring any of the meat outside the house, and you must not break a bone of it.

New Heart English Bible
In one house shall it be eaten; you shall not carry forth anything of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall you break a bone of it.

Webster's Bible Translation
In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry aught of the flesh abroad out of the house: neither shall ye break a bone of it.

World English Bible
It must be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
it is eaten in one house, you do not carry out of the house [any] of the flesh outside, and you do not break a bone of it;

Young's Literal Translation
in one house it is eaten, thou dost not carry out of the house any of the flesh without, and a bone ye do not break of it;

Smith's Literal Translation
In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not bring forth out of the house from the flesh without, and ye shall not break a bone of it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In one house shall it be eaten, neither shall you carry forth of the flesh thereof out of the house, neither shall you break a bone thereof.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In one house it shall be eaten; you shall not carry its flesh outside, nor shall you break its bone.

New American Bible
It must be eaten in one house; you may not take any of its meat outside the house. You shall not break any of its bones.

New Revised Standard Version
It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the animal outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
In one house shall it be eaten; you shall not take any of the meat outside of the house; neither shall you break a bone thereof.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In one house it will be eaten and you shall not remove of its flesh outside of the house and the bones in it you shall not break.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In one house shall it be eaten, and ye shall not carry of the flesh out from the house; and a bone of it ye shall not break.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Instructions for the Passover
45A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover. 46It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones. 47The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it.…

Cross References
John 19:36
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

Numbers 9:12
they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.

Psalm 34:20
He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

1 Corinthians 5:7
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.

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Matthew 26:26-28
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 14:22-24
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Luke 22:19-20
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

1 Corinthians 11:24-25
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Leviticus 22:32-33
You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, / who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”

Deuteronomy 16:5-6
You are not to sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you. / You must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt.

2 Chronicles 30:1
Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.


Treasury of Scripture

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

one house

1 Corinthians 12:12
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Ephesians 2:19-22
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; …

neither

Numbers 9:12
They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

John 19:33,36
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: …

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Exodus 12
1. The beginning of the year is changed
3. The Passover is instituted
11. The import of the rite of the Passover
15. Unleavened bread
29. The firstborn are slain
31. The Israelites are driven out of the land
37. They come to Succoth
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It must be eaten inside the house
This phrase emphasizes the sanctity and communal aspect of the Passover meal. The Hebrew word for "house" (בַּיִת, bayit) signifies not just a physical structure but a familial unit. Historically, the Passover was a time for families to gather, reinforcing the idea of unity and shared faith. Eating inside symbolizes protection and obedience to God's command, as the Israelites were to remain indoors during the plague of the firstborn. Spiritually, it reflects the idea of being within the safety of God's covenant.

you must not carry any of the meat outside the house
This command underscores the exclusivity and sacredness of the Passover meal. The Hebrew verb for "carry" (יָצָא, yatsa) implies movement or departure. By prohibiting the removal of the meat, God was instructing the Israelites to keep the sanctity of the meal intact, preventing it from being profaned or shared with those outside the covenant community. This can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching of the Lord's Supper, where the sacred elements are reserved for believers.

nor may you break any of its bones
This phrase holds significant prophetic symbolism. The Hebrew word for "break" (שָׁבַר, shabar) means to fracture or destroy. In the context of the Passover lamb, this command foreshadows the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose bones were not broken, fulfilling the prophecy (John 19:36). Historically, this practice set the Passover lamb apart from other sacrifices, highlighting its unique role in God's redemptive plan. Spiritually, it signifies the completeness and perfection of Christ's sacrifice, unbroken and whole, for the salvation of humanity.

(46) Neither shall ye break a bone thereof.--In the case of all other victims, the limbs were to be separated from the body. Here the victim was to be roasted whole, and to remain whole, as a symbol of unity, and a type of Him through whom men are brought into unity with each other and with God. (See John 19:33-36.)

Verse 46. - In one house shall it be eaten. Compare the directions in vers. 3-10, which imply this, and see the comment on ver. 10. Neither shall ye break a bone of it. Kalisch thinks that the lamb was a symbol of the unity of the nation, and was therefore not to have any of its bones broken. This view may be a true one, without being exhaustive. It may have been to mark the unity of the Church in Christ that his bones were not broken, and in view especially of that unity, that the type was made to correspond in this particular with the antitype. (See John 19:33-36.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It must be eaten
יֵאָכֵ֔ל (yê·’ā·ḵêl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

inside one
אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

house.
בְּבַ֤יִת (bə·ḇa·yiṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

You are not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to take
תוֹצִ֧יא (ṯō·w·ṣî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

any of
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the meat
הַבָּשָׂ֖ר (hab·bā·śār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

outside
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the house,
הַבַּ֛יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and you may not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

break
תִשְׁבְּרוּ־ (ṯiš·bə·rū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

any of the bones.
וְעֶ֖צֶם (wə·‘e·ṣem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame


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