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Exodus 12:1-27

1AndJehovahspoketoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingH559,

2Thismonthהַחֹ֧דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320shallbeuntoyouthebeginningofmonthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:itshallbethefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223monthלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יle.cha.de.SheiH2320oftheyearהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141toyou.

3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696untoalltheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Onthetenthofthismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320letthemtakeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947themselveseachalambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716,forafather'shouseH1004,alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716forahouseH1004.

4Andifthehouseholdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004beH1961toosmallיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591foralambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716,lethimandhisneighbournextuntohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947[it]accordingtothenumberofthesoulsH5315;eachaccordingto[themeasure]ofhiseatingshallye countforthelambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.

5Yourlambהַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.SimH3532shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961withoutblemish,ayearlingmaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145; yeshalltakeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947[it]fromthesheepH7716,orfromthegoatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795.

6AndyeshallkeepH4931ituntilthefourteenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320;andthewholecongregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712oftheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkillitbetweenthetwoeveningsH6153.

7Andtheyshalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947ofthebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,andputוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414[it]onthetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147door-postsandonthelintelהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947ofthehousesH1004inwhichtheyeatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398it.

8Andtheyshalleatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefleshH1320inthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,andunleavenedוּמַצּ֔וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682;withbitterמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844[herbsH4844]shalltheyeatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it.

9Yeshalleatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398noneofitraw,norboiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310atallwithwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,butroastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;itsheadרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218withitslegsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767andwithitsin-wards.

10AndyeshallletnoneofitremainH3498untilthemorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242;andwhat remainethofituntilthemorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242yeshallburnתִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃tis.Ro.fuH8313withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

11Andthusוְכָכָה֮ve.kha.KhahH3602shallyeeatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398it:yourloinsמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975shallbegirdedחֲגֻרִ֔יםcha.gu.RimH2296,yoursandalsנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙na.'a.lei.KhemH5275onyourfeetH7272,andyourstaffוּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖םu.ma.kel.KhemH4731inyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398itinhasteבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649;itisJehovah'spassoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453.

12AndIwillgothroughthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714inthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,andsmiteallthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothmanH120andbeast;andagainstallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Iwillexecutejudgmentשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201:IamJehovah.

13Andthebloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shallbeH1961foryouasasignלְאֹ֗תle.'OtH226onthehousesH1004inwhichyeare;andwhenIseeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,Iwillpassoveryou;andtheplagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063shallnotbeH1961amongyoufordestructionלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889,whenIsmitethelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Andthisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shallbeH1961untoyouforamemorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146;andyeshallcelebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.TemH2287it[as]afeastH2282toJehovah;throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755[as]anordinanceforeverH5769shallyecelebrateתְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃te.cha.Gu.huH2287it.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117shallyeeatH398unleavenedמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682:ontheveryfirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117yeshallputawayleavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603outofyourhousesH1004;forwhoevereatethleavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557breadH4682fromthefirstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untiltheseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117—thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Andonthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117yeshallhaveaholyH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744,andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117aholyH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744:nomannerofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961doneonthem,savewhatiseatenH398byeverypersonנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315—thatonlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389shallbeH1961donebyyou.

17Andyeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104the[feastof]unleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtH4682[breadH4682];forinthissamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117haveIbroughtH3318yourhostsצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.KhemH6635outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andyeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755[as]anordinanceforeverH5769.

18Inthefirstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223[monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320],onthefourteenthdayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,intheeveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153, yeshalleatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682untiltheoneהָאֶחָ֧דha.'e.ChadH259andtwentiethdayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthH2320intheeveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shalltherebenoleavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundH4672inyourhousesH1004;forwhoevereatethwhatisleavenedH2557—thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromtheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whetherhebeasojournerבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616,orborninthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

20Yeshalleatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398nothingleavenedH2557:inallyourdwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186shallyeeatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682breadH4682.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledH7121alltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559tothem,Seizeandtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947yourselveslambsforyourfamiliesH4940,andkillthepassoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

22Andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947abunchofhyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231,anddipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881[it]inthebloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818thatisinthebason,andsmearthelintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947andthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147door-postswiththebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818thatisinthebason;andnoneofyoushallgoתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318outofthedoorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607ofhishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004untilthemorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

23AndJehovahwillpassוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674throughtosmitetheEgyptians;andwhenheseesוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818onthelintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947,andonthetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147door-posts,JehovahwillpassH5674overthedoorH6607,andwillnotsufferthedestroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843tocomeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935intoyourhousesH1004tosmite[you].

24AndyeshallobserveH8104thisasanordinancefortheeandforthysonsH1121foreverH5769.

25Anditshallcomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935topass,whenyearecomeH935intothelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatJehovahwillgiveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414you,ashehaspromised,thatyeshallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

26Anditshallcometopass,whenyourchildrenshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559toyou,Whatmean yebythisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656?

27thatyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Itisasacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077ofpassoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453toJehovah,whopassedoverthehousesH1004ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inEgyptH4714whenH834hesmotetheEgyptiansanddeliveredהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337ourhousesH1004.Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheadsandworshipped.

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