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Exodus 13

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2SanctifyH6942untomeallthefirst-born,whatsoeveropeneththewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bothofmanH120andofbeast:itismine.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117,inwhichyecameH3318outfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage;forbystrengthofhandיָ֔דYadH3027JehovahbroughtH3318yououtfromthisplace:thereshallnoleavenedחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557breadbeeatenH398.

4Thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117yegoיֹצְאִ֑יםyo.tze.'ImH3318forthH3318inthemonthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24.

5Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961,whenJehovahshallbringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaaniteהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669,andtheHittiteוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whichhesware unto thyfathersH1togiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414thee,alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatthou shaltkeepthisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656inthismonthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

6Sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117shallbeafeastH2282toJehovah.

7Unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shallbeeatenH398throughoutthesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117;andthereshallnoleavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557breadH4682beseenH7200withthee,neithershalltherebeleavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603seenH7200withthee,inallthybordersH1366.

8Andthou shalttellוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046thysonH1121inthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ItisbecauseofthatwhichJehovahdidformewhenIcameH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AnditshallbeH1961forasignלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226unto theeuponthyhandיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027,andforamemorialH2146betweenthineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,thatthelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451ofJehovahmaybeH1961inthymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310:forwithastrongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hathJehovahbroughtH3318theeoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Thou shalt thereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thisordinanceinitsseasonfromyeartoyear.

11Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,whenJehovahshallbringיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,ashesware unto theeandtothyfathersH1,andshallgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414itthee,

12thatthou shaltsetapart untoJehovahallthatopeneththewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358,andeveryfirstlingwhichthou hastthatcomethofabeast;themalesH2145shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961Jehovah’s.

13Andeveryfirstlingofanass thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299withalambH7716;andifthou wiltnotredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it,thenthou shaltbreakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202itsneckH6202:andallthefirst-bornofmanH120amongthysonsבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,whenthysonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asketh theeintimeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279tocome,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559,Whatisthis?thatthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Bystrengthofhandיָ֗דYadH3027JehovahbroughtH3318usoutfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage:

15anditcametopass,whenPharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547wouldhardlyletusgoלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971,thatJehovahslewH2026allthefirst-borninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,boththefirst-bornofmanH120,andthefirst-bornofbeast:thereforeH3651IsacrificeH2076toJehovahallthatopeneththewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358,beingmalesH2145;butallthefirst-bornofmysonsבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121Iredeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299.

16AnditshallbeH1961forasignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226uponthyhandיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027,andforfrontletsbetweenthineeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869:forbystrengthofhandיָ֔דYadH3027JehovahbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17Anditcametopass,whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547hadletthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430ledH5148themnotbythewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughthatwasH1961near;forGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435peradventurethepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971repentwhentheyseeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warH4421,andtheyreturnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:

18butGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971about,bythewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057bytheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927uparmedoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947thebonesH6106ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130withhim:forhehadstraitlyswornH7650thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willsurelyvisitH6485you;andyeshallcarryupmybonesH6106awayH3947hencewithyou.

20Andthey took theirjourneyfromSuccothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inEtham,inthe edge of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21AndJehovahwentH1980beforethembydayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119inapillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051,toleadH5148themthewayH1870,andbynightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915inapillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,togiveלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215themlightH215;thattheymightgoH1980bydayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119andbynightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915:

22thepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,andthepillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,departedיָמִ֞ישׁya.MishH4185notfrombeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

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