Exodus 12:48
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.”
גּוּר
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
פֶּסַח
a passover
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פֶּסַח
Passover. Pesach. The blood on the doorpost that caused death to pass over. Jesus is our Passover Lamb. His blood causes judgment to pass over us.
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זָכָר
male
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זָכָר
Male, masculine. Zakar. God created male and female. Both equally bear His image. Both are essential to reflecting the fullness of who He is.
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מוּל
he will be circumcised
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מוּל
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
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קָרַב
he will draw near
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קָרַב
To draw near, to approach. Qarab. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. God's invitation is always to come closer.
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised man
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
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גֵּר
a sojourner
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גֵּר
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
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