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Exodus 13:2-15

2Hallow untomeeveryfirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060,whateverbreaketh openthewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ofmanH120andofcattleH929:itismine.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117,inwhichyecameH3318outfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,outofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage;forwithapowerfulhandיָ֔דYadH3027hathJehovahbroughtH3318yououtfromthis;andnothingleavenedחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557shallbeeatenH398.

4YecomeH3318outto-day,inthemonthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24.

5Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961whenJehovahhathbroughtיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheCanaaniteהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669andtheHittiteוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850andtheAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567andtheHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whichhesworeH7650tothyfathersH1togiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414thee,alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatthou shaltkeepthisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656inthismonthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

6Sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shalt thoueatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682;andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117isafeastH2282toJehovah.

7Unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shallbeeatenH398thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117;andleavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557breadH4682shallnotbeseenH7200withthee,neithershalltherebeleavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603seenH7200withtheeinallthybordersH1366.

8Andthou shaltinformthysonH1121inthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ItisbecauseofwhatJehovahdidtomewhenIcameH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AnditshallbeH1961forasignלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226totheeonthyhandיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027,andforamemorialH2146betweenthineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,thatthelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451ofJehovahmaybeH1961inthymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310;forwithapowerfulhandבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hathJehovahbroughtH3318theeoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Andthou shaltkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thisordinanceatitssettimefromyeartoyear.

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.

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