King James Version
Exodus 12:25 in the King James Version says “And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.”
Exodus 12:25 · KJV
For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“And it shall come to pass when ye be come”
H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“you according as he hath promised”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“that ye shall keep”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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