"Speakto allthe congregationof Israel,saying,'On the tenthof thismonththey are eachoneto takea lambfor themselves, according to their fathers'households,a lambfor each household.
Abrahamsaid,"Godwill providefor Himself the lambfor the burntoffering,my son."So the twoof them walkedon together.
Abel,on his partalsobroughtof the firstlingsof his flockand of their fatportions.And the LORDhadregardfor Abeland for his offering;
Josiahcontributedto the laypeople,to allwho were present,flocksof lambsand younggoats,allfor the Passoverofferings,numbering30000plus 3,000bulls;thesewere from the king'spossessions.
"Thismonthshall be the beginningof monthsfor you; it is to be the firstmonthof the yearto you.
Then Mosescalledfor allthe eldersof Israeland saidto them, "Goand takefor yourselves lambsaccording to your families,and slaythe Passover[lamb].
Now ifthe householdis toosmallfor a lamb,then he and his neighbornearestto his houseare to takeone according to the numberof persons[in them]; accordingto what eachmanshould eat,you are to dividethe lamb.
You shall keepit untilthe fourteenthdayof the samemonth,then the wholeassemblyof the congregationof Israelis to killit at twilight.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Whyare you cryingout to Me? Tellthe sonsof Israelto goforward.
Then they saidto Moses,"Speakto us yourselfand we will listen;but let not Godspeakto us, orwe will die."
and Aaronspokeallthe wordswhichthe LORDhad spokento Moses.He then performedthe signsin the sightof the people.
"Say,therefore,to the sonsof Israel,I am the LORD,and I will bringyou out from underthe burdensof the Egyptians,and I will deliveryou from their bondage.I will also redeemyou with an outstretchedarmand with greatjudgments.
In the twenty-fifthyearof our exile,at the beginningof the year,on the tenthof the month,in the fourteenthyearafterthe citywas taken,on that samedaythe handof the LORDwas upon me and He broughtme there.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'Whenanymanof you bringsan offeringto the LORD,you shall bringyour offeringof animalsfrom the herdor the flock.
He shall also bringhis guiltofferingto the LORDfor his sinwhichhe has committed,a femalefrom the flock,a lambora goatas a sinoffering.So the priestshall makeatonementon his behalffor his sin.
Thusit shall be donefor eachox,orfor eachram,orfor each of the malelambs,orof the goats.
The next dayhe sawJesuscomingto him and said,"Behold,the Lambof Godwho takes awaythe sinof the world!
and he lookedat Jesusas He walked,and said,"Behold,the Lambof God!"
Jesus,therefore,sixdaysbeforethe Passover,cameto BethanywhereLazaruswas, whomJesushad raisedfrom the dead.
On the next daythe largecrowdwho had cometo the feast,when they heardthat Jesuswas comingto Jerusalem,
Cleanout the oldleavensothat you may be a newlump,justas you are [in fact] unleavened.For Christour Passoveralsohas been sacrificed.
In the morningthen you shall comenearby your tribes.And it shall be that the tribewhichthe LORDtakes[by lot] shall comenearby families,and the familywhichthe LORDtakesshall comenearby households,and the householdwhichthe LORDtakesshall comenearmanby man.
Allwho dwellon the earthwill worshiphim, [everyone] whosenamehas not been writtenfrom the foundationof the worldin the bookof lifeof the Lambwho has been slain.
Samueltooka sucklinglamband offeredit for a wholeburntofferingto the LORD;and Samuelcriedto the LORDfor Israeland the LORDansweredhim.
