Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 13:8-14

8And on thatהַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑רha.Hu' le.MorH1931 H559dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117you are to explainוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046to your sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121, ‘This is because ofבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668whatזֶ֗הZehH2088the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for mewhen I came outבְּצֵאתִ֖יbe.tze.TiH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’

9It shall beוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961a signלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226for youonעַל־'al-H5921your handיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027and a reminderוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146on your foreheadבֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֔יךָbein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the Lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is to beתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961on your lipsבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588with a mightyחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027the LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought you outהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Therefore you shall keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063statuteהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708at the appointed timeלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150yearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117after yearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

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.

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