Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:22-23
22, 23. Hyssop This has not been mentioned before . The hyssop included several species of herb, but that used in Egypt was, according to Kimchi and Maimonides, wild marjoram, an aromatic plant and condiment much used by the poorer classes in Egypt for food . None of you shall go out at the door Only within the blood-besprinkled door was safety . The destroyer Whether angel or pestilence, could not pass the line drawn in blood. Each sanctuary home in Israel was thus made a symbol of... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:21
21. Now follows the fulfilment of Jehovah’s command by Moses . Draw out and take Withdraw; go forth to your homes, and make ready the passover: so Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, Keil, Knobel . But Gesenius, De Wette, and others interpret choose out, or lay hold of . read more