Exodus 12:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Draw out - i. e. draw the lamb from the fold and then take it to the house.

The passover - The word is here applied to the lamb; an important fact, marking the lamb as the sign and pledge of the exemption of the Israelites.

Exodus 12:21

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lambf according to your families, and kill the passover.