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Exodus 13:11-21

11Andוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961afterכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bringsיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you intoאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and gives itוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414to you,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to youand your fathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

12you are to presentוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674to the LORDלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068the firstborn maleפֶּֽטֶר־pe.ter-H6363of everyכָל־khol-H3605wombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358.Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the firstbornפֶּ֣טֶר׀ שֶׁ֣גֶרPe.ter She.gerH6363 H7698אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834malesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145of yourיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961livestockבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929belong tothe LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13You must redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605firstbornפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363donkeyחֲמֹר֙cha.MorH2543with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeem itתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299,you are to break its neckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202.And everyוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605firstbornבְּכ֥וֹר אָדָ֛םbe.Khor 'a.DamH1060 H120of your sonsבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121you must redeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961In the futureמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asks youיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100does thisזֹּ֑אתZotH2063meanלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559?’you are to tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, ‘With a mightyבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392handיָ֗דYadH3027the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought us outהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

15Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Pharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547stubbornly refusedהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185to let us goלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971,the LORDיְהֹוָ֤הYah.wehH3068killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704בְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.This is whyעַל־ כֵּן֩'al- kenH5921 H3651Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589sacrificeזֹבֵ֜חַzo.Ve.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068the firstbornפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363maleהַזְּכָרִ֔יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145of everyכָּל־kol-H3605wombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358,but I redeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of my sonsבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121.’

16So it shall serve asוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226onעַל־'al-H5921your handיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027and a symbolוּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תu.le.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֑יךָbein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869,forכִּ֚יkiH3588with a mightyבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392handיָ֔דYadH3027the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought us outהוֹצִיאָ֥נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

17וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853let the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lead themנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148along the roadדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870through the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588itה֑וּאHu'H1931was shorterקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138.Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־'E.lo.Him pen-H430 H6435saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “If the people faceבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, theyהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971might change their mindsיִנָּחֵ֥םyi.na.ChemH5162and returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.”

18So Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430led the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aroundוַיַּסֵּ֨בvai.ya.SevH5437by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057אֶת־'et-H853toward the Redס֑וּףSufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.And the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478leftעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714arrayed for battleוַחֲמֻשִׁ֛יםva.cha.mu.ShimH2571.

19Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973becauseכִּי֩kiH3588Joseph had made the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478swear a solemn oathH7650אֶת־'et-H853when he saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will surely attend toH6485youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,and then you must carryוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927אֶת־'et-H853my bonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106with youאִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854from this placeמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088.”

20They set outוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Succothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Ethamבְאֵתָ֔םve.'e.TamH864on the edgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21And the LORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440in a pillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051to guideלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148their wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870by dayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119,and in a pillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784to give them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215by nightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,so that they could travelלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119or nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

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