Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 12:21-30

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872summonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413, “Go at onceמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900and selectוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947for yourselvesa lambצֹ֛אןtzonH6629for each familyלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4940,and slaughterוְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the Passover lambהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

22Takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947a clusterאֲגֻדַּ֣ת'a.gu.DatH92of hyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231,dipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881it into the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the basinבַּסַּף֒ba.SafH5592,and brushוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060מִן־min-H4480the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834בַּסָּ֑ףba.SafH5592onאֶל־'el-H413the topהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413sides of the doorframeשְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֔תshe.Tei ha.me.zu.ZotH8147 H4201.Noneלֹ֥א אִ֥ישׁlo' 'ishH3808 H376of youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859shall go outתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318the doorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

23When the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068passes throughוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674to strike downלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,He will seeוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818onעַל־'al-H5921the topהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947andוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921sides of the doorframeשְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֑תshe.Tei ha.me.zu.ZotH8147 H4201יְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and will passוּפָסַ֤חu.fa.SachH6452overעַל־'al-H5921that doorwayהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607;so He will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808allowיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414the destroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843to enterלָבֹ֥א אֶל־la.Vo' 'el-H935 H413your housesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004and strike you downלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062.

24And you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088commandהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697as aעַד־'ad-H5704permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769statuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for youand your descendantsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

25וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־ta.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414youasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,you are to keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

26וְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121ask youיֹאמְר֥וּ אֲלֵיכֶ֖םyo.me.Ru 'a.lei.KhemH559 H413, ‘Whatמָ֛הmahH4100does this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656meanהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063to you?’

27you are to replyוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Itה֜וּאhu'H1931is the Passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834passedפָּ֠סַחPa.sachH6452overעַל־'al-H5921the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714when He struck downבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062אֶת־'et-H853מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714the Egyptiansוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and sparedהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337our homesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004.’”Then the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowed downוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

28And the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213just whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175כֵּ֥ןkenH3651עָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.

29Nowוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915the LORDוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068struck downהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221everyכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060male in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,who satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,toעַ֚ד'adH5704the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the prisonerהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the dungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH1004 H953,as well as allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060among the livestockבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

30During the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965—heה֤וּאhu'H1931and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his officialsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and allוְכָל־ מִצְרַ֔יִםve.khol mitz.Ra.yimH3605 H4714the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714—and there wasוַתְּהִ֛יva.te.HiH1961loudגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419wailingצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818in Egyptכִּֽי־ki-H3588;for there was noאֵ֣ין'einH369houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵֽין־ שָׁ֖ם'ein- shamH369 H8033someone deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

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