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Exodus 12:40-51

40Now the sojourningוּמוֹשַׁב֙u.mo.ShavH4186of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wasfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

41And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of the fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,even the selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it came to pass, that all the hostsצִבְא֥וֹתtziv.'otH6635of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068went outיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42It isa nightלֵ֣ילleilH3915to be much observedשִׁמֻּרִ֥יםshi.mu.RimH8107unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068for bringingלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: this isthat nightהַלַּ֤יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to be observedשִׁמֻּרִ֛יםshi.mu.RimH8107of all the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.

43And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, This isthe ordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453:There shall no strangerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֖רben- ne.KharH5236 H1121eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof:

44But every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650that is boughtמִקְנַת־mik.nat-H4736for moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,when thou hast circumcisedוּמַלְתָּ֣הu.mal.TahH4135him, then shall he eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

45A foreignerתּוֹשָׁ֥בto.ShavH8453and an hired servantוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916shall not eatיֹ֥אכַל־Yo.khal-H398thereof.

46In oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֤יִתbe.Va.yitH1004shall it be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398;thou shalt not carry forthתוֹצִ֧יאto.Tzi'H3318ought of the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320abroadח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351out of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;neither shall ye breakתִשְׁבְּרוּ־tish.be.ru-H7665a boneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106thereof.

47All the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall keepיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213it.

48And when a strangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616shall sojournיָג֨וּרya.GurH1481with thee, and will keepוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the passoverפֶסַח֮fe.SachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,let all his malesזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145be circumcisedהִמּ֧וֹלhi.MolH4135,and then let him come nearיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126and keepלַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213it; and he shall be as one that is bornכְּאֶזְרַ֣חke.'ez.RachH249in the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for no uncircumcised personעָרֵ֖ל'a.RelH6189shall eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

49Oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451shall be to him that is homebornלָֽאֶזְרָ֑חla.'ez.RachH249,and unto the strangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you.

50Thus didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

51And it came to pass the selfsameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatthe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068did bringהוֹצִ֨יאho.Tzi'H3318the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by their armiesצִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פtziv.'o.TamH6635.

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