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.
"I am noweightyyearsold.Can I distinguishbetweengoodand bad?Orcan your servanttastewhatI eator whatI drink?Orcan I hearanymorethe voiceof singingmen and women? Whythen should your servantbe an addedburdento my lordthe king?
"Speakto allthe congregationof Israel,saying,'On the tenthof thismonththey are eachoneto takea lambfor themselves, according to their fathers'households,a lambfor each household.
Your lambshall be an unblemishedmalea yearold;you may takeit from the sheepor from the goats.
The disciplesdidas Jesushad directedthem; and they preparedthe Passover.
