Exodus 12:4 meaning and explanation

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.

Exodus 12:4, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is instructing Moses and Aaron in Egypt just before the first Passover. A whole lamb was more meat than a small household could finish, and verse 10 forbids leaving any until morning.

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