King James Version
Exodus 12:49 in the King James Version says “One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.”
Exodus 12:49 · KJV
All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. keep: Heb. do it
And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“shall be to him that is homeborn”
H249a spontaneous growth, i.e., native (tree or persons)
“that sojourneth”
H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
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