Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 12:3-8

3TellH1696 H413 the wholeH3605 congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478 H559 that on the tenthH6218 day of thisH2088 monthH2320 each manH376 must selectH3947 a lambH7716 1 for his familyH1 H1004, oneH7716 per householdH1004. 4IfH518 the householdH1004 H1961 is too smallH4591 for a whole lambH7716, they are toH1931 share withH3947 the nearestH7138 neighborH7934 H413 H1004 based on the numberH4373 of peopleH5315, and apportionH3699 H5921 the lambH7716 accordinglyH376 .

5Your lambH7716 must beH1961 an unblemishedH8549 year-oldH1121 H8141 maleH2145, and you may takeH3947 it fromH4480 the sheepH3532 H4480 or the goatsH5795. 6You mustH1961 keepH4931 it untilH5704 the fourteenthH702 H6240 dayH3117 of theH2088 monthH2320, when the wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 of the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478 will slaughterH7819 the animals atH996 twilightH6153.2 7They are to takeH3947 some ofH4480 the bloodH1818 and putH5414 it onH5921 the sidesH8147 H4201 andH5921 tops of the doorframesH4947 3 ofH5921 the housesH1004 whereH834 they eatH398 the lambs.

8They are to eatH398 the meatH1320 thatH2088 nightH3915, roastedH6748 over the fireH784, along with unleavened breadH4682 H5921 and bitter herbsH4844 .

Notes

1. Exodus 12:3 The Hebrew word can mean lamb or kid; also in verses 4 and 5. ↩
2. Exodus 12:6 Hebrew between the two evenings ↩
3. Exodus 12:7 Literally on the two doorposts and on the lintel; similarly in verses 22 and 23 ↩