Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if the number be less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he shall take unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house, according to the number of souls which may be enough to eat the lamb. no reference Context The First Passover…3Speak ye to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month let every man take a lamb by their families and houses. 4But if the number be less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he shall take unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house, according to the number of souls which may be enough to eat the lamb.5And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a male, of one year; according to which rite also you shall take a kid.… Cross References Exodus 12:3 Speak ye to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month let every man take a lamb by their families and houses. Exodus 12:5 And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a male, of one year; according to which rite also you shall take a kid. Lexicon Ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the household הַבַּיִת֮ (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house is too לְפִ֣י (lə·p̄î) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to small יִמְעַ֣ט (yim·‘aṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few for a whole lamb, מִשֶּׂה֒ (miś·śeh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7716: A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat they are to ה֗וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are share with וְלָקַ֣ח (wə·lā·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take the nearest הַקָּרֹ֥ב (haq·qā·rōḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7138: Near neighbor, וּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ (ū·šə·ḵê·nōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7934: A resident, a fellow-citizen based on the number בְּמִכְסַ֣ת (bə·miḵ·saṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4373: An enumeration, a valuation of people, נְפָשֹׁ֑ת (nə·p̄ā·šōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and apportion תָּכֹ֖סּוּ (tā·ḵōs·sū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3699: To estimate the lamb הַשֶּֽׂה׃ (haś·śeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7716: A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat accordingly. אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person Additional Translations If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor, based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. And if they be few in a household, so that there are not enough for the lamb, he shall take with himself his neighbour that lives near to him, —as to the number of souls, every one according to that which suffices him shall make a reckoning for the lamb. And if the household be too small for a lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; each according to [the measure] of his eating shall ye count for the lamb. and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. And if the household shall be too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. and if the household is too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls; according to what everyone can eat you shall make your count for the lamb. '(And if the household be too few for a lamb, then hath he taken, he and his neighbour who is near unto his house, for the number of persons, each according to his eating ye do count for the lamb,) Jump to Previous Count Determine Eat Eating House Household Little Nearest Neighbor Neighbour Persons Share Small Souls WholeJump to Next Count Determine Eat Eating House Household Little Nearest Neighbor Neighbour Persons Share Small Souls WholeExternal Links Exodus 12:4 NIVExodus 12:4 NLT Exodus 12:4 ESV Exodus 12:4 NASB Exodus 12:4 ASV Exodus 12:4 Bible Apps Exodus 12:4 Biblia Paralela Exodus 12:4 Chinese Bible Exodus 12:4 French Bible Exodus 12:4 German Bible Alphabetical: a accordance according account amount and any are determine divide each eat for having he his house household If in into is lamb man must nearest needed neighbor Now number of one people person persons share should small take taken the their them then there they to too what whole will with You OT Law: Exodus 12:4 And if the household is too little (Exo. 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