Exodus 12:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If a household is too small for a lamb, they must join with their nearest neighbor, taking into account the number of people; divide the lamb according to what each person will eat.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour nt unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the people; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and if the household{H1004} be{H1961} too little{H4591} for a lamb,{H7716} then shall he and his neighbor{H7934} next{H7138} unto his house{H1004} take{H3947} one according to the number{H4373} of the souls;{H5315} according{H6310} to every man's{H376} eating{H400} ye shall make your count{H3699} for the lamb.{H7716}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if the household{H1004} be{H1961}{(H8800)} too little{H4591}{(H8799)} for the lamb{H7716}, let him and his neighbour{H7934} next{H7138} unto his house{H1004} take{H3947}{(H8804)} it according to the number{H4373} of the souls{H5315}; every man{H376} according{H6310} to his eating{H400} shall make your count{H3699}{(H8799)} for the lamb{H7716}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf the housholde be to few for a shepe, then lett him and his neghbour that is nexte vnto his house, take acordinge to the nombre of soulles, and counte vnto a shepe acordinge to euery mans eatinge.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But yf the housholde be to few for a lambe, the let him & his neghbor yt is next vnto his house, take it acordinge to the nombre of ye soules, and counte to the lambe, what euery man maye eate.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And if the housholde be too litle for the lambe, he shall take his neighbour, which is next vnto his house, according to the nomber of the persons: euery one of you, according to his eating shall make your count for the lambes,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If the houshold be to litle for ye lambe, let hym take his neyghbour whiche is next vnto his house, accordyng to the number of the soules, euery one of you accordyng to his eatyng shal make your compt for a lambe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and if the household be too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls; according to what everyone can eat you shall make your count for the lamb.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `(And if the household be too few for a lamb, then hath he taken, he and his neighbour who is near unto his house, for the number of persons, each according to his eating ye do count for the lamb,)

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And if the lamb is more than enough for the family, let that family and its nearest neighbour have a lamb between them, taking into account the number of persons and how much food is needed for every man.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and if the household is too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls; according to what everyone can eat you shall make your count for the lamb.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people– you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 12:3
    85%

    3 Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month, each man must take a lamb for his family, one lamb per household.

  • Exod 12:5-8
    4 verses
    81%

    5 Your lamb must be an unblemished male, a year old; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.

    6 Keep it until the fourteenth day of this month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight.

    7 They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where they eat it.

    8 They shall eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

  • Num 15:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 This is how it will be done for each bull, each ram, each lamb, or goat.

    12 Do these instructions according to the number of animals you prepare—one for each.

  • Exod 12:43-47
    5 verses
    74%

    43 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.

    44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after you have circumcised him.

    45 A temporary resident or hired servant may not eat of it.

    46 It must be eaten in a single house; you are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you must not break any of its bones.

    47 The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

  • Exod 12:20-23
    4 verses
    74%

    20 You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your dwellings, you shall eat unleavened bread.

    21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, 'Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.'

    22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply some of the blood to the lintel and the two doorposts. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning.

    23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when He sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.

  • Num 29:4
    72%

    4 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.

  • Num 29:15
    72%

    15 and one-tenth for each of the fourteen lambs.

  • 2 Sam 12:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

    4 Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest.

  • Lev 14:21
    71%

    21 If the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, they shall take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for them, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and a log of oil.

  • Num 28:29
    71%

    29 Prepare one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each of the seven lambs.

  • Lev 17:3
    71%

    3 Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp,

  • Exod 12:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 Do not leave any of it until morning; if any is left over until morning, burn it in the fire.

    11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.

  • Num 28:21
    70%

    21 Prepare one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each of the seven lambs.

  • Num 29:10
    70%

    10 and one-tenth for each of the seven lambs.

  • Lev 4:32
    70%

    32 If they bring a lamb as their sin offering, it must be a female without defect.

  • Num 9:12
    70%

    12 They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break any of its bones. They shall observe it according to all the statutes of the Passover.

  • Num 29:37
    70%

    37 With their grain offerings and their drink offerings for the bull, the ram, and the lambs, by their number as prescribed.

  • Num 29:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 On the second day, you shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs a year old, all without defect.

    18 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Lev 3:7
    69%

    7 If he offers a lamb as his offering, he is to present it before the LORD.

  • Ezek 45:15
    69%

    15 And one sheep is to be taken from every flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These will be used for grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord God.

  • Deut 15:20
    69%

    20 Each year, you and your household shall eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place He will choose.

  • Num 15:5
    69%

    5 Along with the burnt offering or for the sacrifice of a lamb, you shall prepare a fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

  • Num 29:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23 On the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen year-old lambs, all without defect.

    24 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Deut 12:21
    69%

    21 If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, you may slaughter from your herds and flocks that the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and eat within your gates as much as you desire.

  • Isa 5:17
    69%

    17 Then lambs will graze as in their own pasture, and strangers will eat in the ruins of the rich.

  • Exod 29:40
    69%

    40 With the first lamb, offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of pressed oil, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

  • Exod 16:16
    69%

    16 This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.'

  • Num 29:27
    68%

    27 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Num 29:30
    68%

    30 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Num 29:21
    68%

    21 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Exod 12:13
    68%

    13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will come upon you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

  • Lev 1:10
    68%

    10 If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep or the goats, you are to offer a male without defect.

  • Exod 12:27
    68%

    27 You are to reply, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and spared our homes.' Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

  • Num 29:33
    68%

    33 Their grain offering and drink offerings, for the bulls, the rams, and the lambs shall be according to their numbers as prescribed.

  • Num 28:9
    67%

    9 On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old lambs, along with two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering and its drink offering.