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Exodus 13:11-21

11Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961whenJehovahhathbroughtיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaanitesH3669,ashehathswornH7650totheeandtothyfathersH1,andhathgivenוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414itthee,

12thatthou shalt offer untoJehovahallthatbreaketh openthewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358,andeveryfirstlingthatcomethofcattleבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929whichisthine:themalesH2145[shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961] Jehovah's.

13Andeveryfirstlingofanass shalt thouransomH6299withalambH7716;andifthoudonotransomH6299it, thou shaltbreakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202itsneckH6202;andeveryfirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofamanH120amongthysonsבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thouransomH6299.

14Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961whenthysonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asketh theeintimeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279tocome,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559,Whatisthis?thatthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559tohim,Withapowerfulhandיָ֗דYadH3027JehovahbroughtH3318usoutfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage.

15Anditcametopass,whenPharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547stubbornlyrefusedtoletusgoלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971,thatJehovahslewH2026allthefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,boththefirstbornמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060ofmenH120andthefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofcattleH929:thereforeH3651IsacrificeH2076toJehovahallthatbreakethopenthewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358—beingmalesH2145;andeveryfirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofmychildrenIransomH6299.

16AnditshallbeH1961forasignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226onthyhandיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027,andforfrontletsbetweenthineeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,forwithapowerfulhandיָ֔דYadH3027JehovahbroughtH3318usforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17Anditcametopass,whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547letthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430didnotleadH5148themthewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughthatwasH1961near;forGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Thatthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971maynotrepentwhentheyseeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200conflict,andreturnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

18AndGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971about,thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057oftheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927arrayedoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947thebonesH6106ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130withhim;forhehadmadeהַשְׁבֵּ֨עַhash.Be.a'H7650thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478swearהִשְׁבִּ֜יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650anoathH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willbesuretovisitH6485you;thenyeshallcarrymybonesH6106withyouhence.

20Andthey took theirjourneyfromSuccothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inEtham,attheendH7097of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21AndJehovahwentH1980beforetheirfaceH6440bydayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119inapillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982ofacloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051,toleadH5148them[in]thewayH1870;andbynightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915inapillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,togiveלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215themlightH215;sothattheycouldgoH1980dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

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