“And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.”
If an alien who resides among you wants to keep the Passover to the LORD, such a resident alien and the native-born shall observe the same statutes and the same regulations — the Passover welcomes 'strangers' (ger) dwelling among Israel, placing them on equal footing with native-born Israelites. The Hebrew ger (sojourner) typically refers to non-Israelites who have attached themselves to Israel's community. This inclusion signals that covenant participation extends to those who commit to Israel's God, not merely by birth but by choice.
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