John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:22
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop ,.... Which some take to be "mint", others "origanum" or "marjoram", as Kimchi F19 Sepher Shorash, rad. אזב . , others "rosemary", as Piscator, Rivet, and many more; and indeed this seems to be fitter to strike or sprinkle with than hyssop; but it is more generally understood of hyssop, because the Hebrew word "ezob" is so near in sound to it; though whether it means the same herb we call hyssop is uncertain: Jarchi says, three stalks of it are... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:21
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel ,.... Not in age but in office, who were either heads of families, or at least principal men in the tribes; which explains in what manner he was to speak to the congregation of Israel, and convey to them the will of God concerning the observation of these feasts, Exodus 12:3 , and said unto them, draw out ; a lamb or a kid, out of the flocks on the tenth day of the month, and keep it up until the fourteenth, as in Exodus 12:3 . and... read more