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Exodus 12:17
ESV And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever.
NIV "Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.
NASB You shall also keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your multitudes out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a permanent ordinance.
CSB "You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread because on this very day I brought your military divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must observe this day throughout your generations as a permanent statute.
NLT Celebrate this Festival of Unleavened Bread, for it will remind you that I brought your forces out of the land of Egypt on this very day. This festival will be a permanent law for you; celebrate this day from generation to generation.
KJV And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
NKJV So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance.

What does Exodus 12:17 mean?

Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are important holidays in the Jewish calendar. Passover occurs on the night of the 14th of Nisan, starting the Feast of Unleavened Bread which continues until the 22nd. Many Old Testament passages note this celebration (Exodus 23:15; 34:18; Leviticus 23:6; Deuteronomy 16:16; 2 Chronicles 30:13; Ezra 6:22). This holiday commemorates Israel's liberation from Egyptian slavery. As with Passover (Exodus 12:14), the Feast of Unleavened Bread was to be celebrated by all generations and forever. This rule also applied to any non-Jew living among the Israelites (Exodus 12:19).

The term "Passover" refers to the way the Lord's wrath would bypass those homes who trusted in the sacrificial blood of a flawless lamb (Exodus 12:13; 1 Corinthians 5:7). Unleavened bread was part of the required meal on that night (Exodus 12:8), and it provided the people with food when they were suddenly rushed to leave Egypt (Exodus 12:39).
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