44But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
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And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. …
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 43-51)Some further precepts are here given concerning the passover, as it should be observed in times to come. I. All the congregation of Israel must keep it , Exod. 12:47. All that share in God’s mercies should join in thankful praises for them. Though it was observed in families apart, yet it is looked upon as the act of the whole congregation; for the smaller communities constituted the greater. The…
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