Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 13:12-16

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.”

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