Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Your lamb must be perfect, with no flaws or defects, a young male that is one year old. You can choose it from either your sheep or your goats.
God is instructing the Israelites to select a perfect, young male lamb or goat for their Passover sacrifice.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the instructions God gave to Moses and the Israelites while they were enslaved in Egypt, preparing for the Passover celebration that would mark the final plague and their deliverance. God specified that the lamb must be flawless and a one-year-old male, chosen from the sheep or goats, to symbolize purity and set apart this sacrifice as holy. This requirement ensured the ritual's effectiveness in protecting the Israelites' firstborn from death and foreshadowed future biblical themes of atonement.
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