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Exodus 13:11-21

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:

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