1. While Moses and Aaron were still in Egypt, the Lord spoke to them. He said,
2. “This month will be the first month of the year for you.
3. This command is for the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month each man must get one lamb for the people in his house.
4. If there are not enough people in his house to eat a whole lamb, then he should invite some of his neighbors to share the meal. There must be enough lamb for everyone to eat.
5. The lamb must be a one-year-old male, and it must be completely healthy. This animal can be either a young sheep or a young goat.
44-45. A foreigner who is only a hired worker or is only staying in your country is not allowed to eat the meal. But if someone buys a slave and circumcises him, then the slave can eat the Passover meal.