Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 12:1-10

1Now the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִם לֵאמֹֽר׃mitz.Ra.yim le.MorH4714 H559,

2“Thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088monthהַחֹ֧דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320is the beginningרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320for you;itהוּא֙hu'H1931shall bethe firstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223monthלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יle.cha.de.SheiH2320of youryearהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141.

3Tellדַּבְּר֗וּ אֶֽל־da.be.Ru 'el-H1696 H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478 H559that on the tenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218day of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320each manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376must selectוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947a lambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for his familyלְבֵית־ אָבֹ֖תle.veit- 'a.VotH1 H1004,oneשֶׂ֥הsehH7716per householdלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004.

4Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the householdהַבַּיִת֮ מִהְיֹ֣תha.ba.Yit mih.YotH1004 H1961is too smallיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591for a whole lambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716,they are toה֗וּאHu'H1931share withוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947the nearestהַקָּרֹ֥בha.ka.RoH7138neighborוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ אֶל־ בֵּית֖וֹu.she.khe.No 'el- bei.ToH7934 H413 H1004based on the numberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of peopleנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315,and apportionתָּכֹ֖סּוּ עַל־ta.Kho.su 'al-H3699 H5921the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716accordinglyאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376לְפִ֣יle.FiH6310אָכְל֔וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.

5Yourlambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716must beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961an unblemishedתָמִ֛יםta.MimH8549year-oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145, andyou may takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it fromמִן־min-H4480the sheepהַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים וּמִן־ha.ke.va.Sim u.min-H3532 H4480or the goatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795.

6You mustוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961keepלְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931ituntilעַ֣ד'adH5704the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of theהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,when the wholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will slaughterוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the animalsאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853atבֵּ֥יןbeinH996twilightהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153.

7They are to takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947some ofמִן־min-H4480the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818and putוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414it onעַל־'al-H5921the sidesשְׁתֵּ֥י הַמְּזוּזֹ֖תshe.Tei ha.me.zu.ZotH8147 H4201andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921tops of the doorframesהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947ofעַ֚ל'alH5921the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398the lambsאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

8They are to eatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853the meatהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320thatהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748over the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,along with unleavened breadוּמַצּ֔וֹת עַל־u.ma.Tzot 'al-H4682 H5921and bitter herbsמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398any ofמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480the meatrawנָ֔אNa'H4995or cookedמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310in boilingוּבָשֵׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1311waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,but onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748over the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784—its headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218andעַל־'al-H5921legsכְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־ke.ra.'Av ve.'al-H3767 H5921and inner partsקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130.

10Do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808leaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498any of itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242;beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242you must burn upבָּאֵ֥שׁ תִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃ba.'Esh tis.Ro.fuH784 H8313any partמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480that is left overוְהַנֹּתָ֥רve.ha.no.TarH3498.

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