King James Version

Exodus 12:18-36

18In the firstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223month,on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavened breadמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682,until the oneהָאֶחָ֧דha.'e.ChadH259and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shall there be no leavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004:for whosoever eatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398that which is leavenedמַחְמֶ֗צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556,even that soulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whether he be a strangerבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616,or bornוּבְאֶזְרַ֥חu.ve.'ez.RachH249in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

20Ye shall eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398nothing leavenedמַחְמֶ֖צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556;in all your habitationsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186shall ye eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682.

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Draw outמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900and takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947you a lambצֹ֛אןtzonH6629according to your familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4940,and killוְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

22And ye shall takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947a bunchאֲגֻדַּ֣ת'a.gu.DatH92of hyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231,and dipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881itin the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818that isin the basonבַּסַּף֒ba.SafH5592,and strikeוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060the lintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947and the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147side postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תha.me.zu.ZotH4201with the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that isin the basonבַּסָּ֑ףba.SafH5592;and noneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall go outתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318at the doorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004until the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

23For the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will pass throughוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674to smiteלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714;and when he seethוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818upon the lintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947,and on the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147side postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תha.me.zu.ZotH4201,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will pass overוּפָסַ֤חu.fa.SachH6452the doorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,and will not sufferיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414the destroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843to comeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in unto your housesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004to smiteלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062you.

24And ye shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for an ordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706to thee and to thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

25And it shall come to pass, when ye be comeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414you, according as he hath promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,that ye shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

26And it shall come to pass, when your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121shall sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559unto you, What mean ye by this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656?

27That ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, It isthe sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453,who passedפָּ֠סַחPa.sachH6452over the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,when he smoteבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and deliveredהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337our housesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowed the headוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

28And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478went awayH3212,and didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

29And it came to pass, that at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH3915 H2677the Lordוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547that satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678unto the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the captiveהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628that wasin the dungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH953 H1004;and all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of cattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

30And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547rose upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,he, and all his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and all the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and there was a greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for there wasnot a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004where there wasnot one deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

31And he calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Rise upק֤וּמוּKu.muH6965, andget you forthצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,both ye and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and goH3212,serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,as ye have saidכְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃ke.da.ber.KhemH1696.

32Also takeקְח֛וּke.ChuH3947your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֨םtzon.KhemH6629and your herdsבְּקַרְכֶ֥םbe.kar.KhemH1241,as ye have saidדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696,and be goneH3212;and blessוּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖םu.ve.rakh.TemH1288me also.

33And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714were urgentוַתֶּחֱזַ֤קva.te.che.ZakH2388upon the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they might sendלְשַׁלְּחָ֣םle.sha.le.ChamH7971them out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in hasteלְמַהֵ֖רle.ma.HerH4116;for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We beall deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191men.

34And the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their doughבְּצֵק֖וֹbe.tze.KoH1217before it was leavenedיֶחְמָ֑ץyech.MatzH2556,their kneadingtroughsמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םmish.'a.ro.TamH4863being bound upצְרֻרֹ֥תtze.ru.RotH6887in their clothesבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םbe.sim.lo.TamH8071upon their shouldersשִׁכְמָֽם׃shikh.MamH7926.

35And the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and they borrowedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and jewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,and raimentוּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃u.se.ma.LotH8071:

36And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971favourחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that they lentוַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּםvai.yash.'i.LumH7592unto them such things as they required.And they spoiledוַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Read all of Exodus 12

Commentaries on Exodus 12

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)