Exodus 12:48

“If a resident alien resides with you and would keep the Passover to YHWH, let all his males be circumcised; then he may come near to keep it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man shall eat of it.”

Exodus 12:48 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:48, word by word

a resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
residesיָגוּרyagur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “yagur” appears
and would keepעָשָׂהasa

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “asa” appears
the Passoverפֶסַחfesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

Where else “fesach” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
his malesזָכָרzachar

male

A person of the male sex, man or boy.

Where else “zachar” appears
be circumcisedהִמּוֹלhimol

circumcise

To circumcise, also the heart.

Where else “himol” appears
he may come nearיִקְרַבyikrav

come near

To come near to someone or something.

Where else “yikrav” appears
and he shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
a nativeאֶזְרַחezrach

native

Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.

Where else “ezrach” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
uncircumcised manעָרֵלarel

uncircumcised

A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.

Where else “arel” appears
shall eatיֹאכַלyochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochal” appears

The context

47All the community of Israel shall keep it.

48 · This verse (above)

49There shall be one law for the native and for the resident alien who resides among you.”

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