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.
And when a foreigner lives among you and wants to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, all the males in his household must be circumcised first. Then he can come and celebrate it, and he will be treated just like someone who was born in your country. No uncircumcised person is allowed to eat the Passover meal.
God is establishing that foreigners can join in celebrating Passover, but they must first commit to following God's covenant through circumcision, making them equal to native-born Israelites.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's original instructions for the Passover celebration as the Israelites prepared to leave Egypt. Circumcision was the physical sign of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants. Many foreigners lived among the Israelites or joined them during the exodus, so God needed to clarify how non-Israelites could participate in this sacred meal that commemorated their deliverance.
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