Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
Then Moses called together all the leaders of Israel and said to them, 'Go and choose a lamb for each of your families, and sacrifice it for the Passover.'
Moses is instructing the Israelite leaders to prepare for the Passover by selecting and sacrificing a lamb for each family.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs just before the final plague on Egypt - the death of the firstborn. God had given Moses detailed instructions for the Passover meal, which would protect the Israelites when the angel of death passed through Egypt. The lamb's blood would be painted on their doorframes as a sign of protection, and this would become the first celebration of what would later become an annual Jewish festival.
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