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Exodus 12:25-33

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.

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