Exodus 12:9

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.

Cross-reference

Exodus 12:8 Parallel

Verse 9 adds detail to verse 8: prohibits raw or boiled, mandates roasting whole — a specification of the earlier command.

Deuteronomy 16:7 says 'boil it', contrasting Exodus 12:9's prohibition on boiling — a textual difference in Passover instructions.

2 Chronicles 35:13 Historical context

2 Chronicles 35:13 confirms they roasted the lambs with fire, aligning with the prohibition against boiling in Exodus 12:9.