King James Version
Exodus 12:9 in the King James Version says “Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance th...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.”
Exodus 12:9 · KJV
And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“nor sodden”
H1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“his head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“with his legs”
H3767the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and with the purtenance”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
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