Ifוְכִיa resident alienגֵּרresidesיָגוּרwith youאִתְּךָand would keepוְעָשָׂהthe Passoverפֶסַחto YHWH,לַיהוָהlet allכָלhis malesלוֹ זָכָרbe circumcised;הִמּוֹלthenוְאָזhe may come nearיִקְרַבto keep it,לַעֲשֹׂתוֹand he shall beוְהָיָהlikeכְּa nativeאֶזְרַחof the land.הָאָרֶץBut noוְכָל לֹאuncircumcised manעָרֵלshall eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
Exodus 12:48
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.”