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Exodus 13:8-14

8And thou shalt shewוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046thy sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This is donebecause ofבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatזֶ֗הZehH2088whichthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto me when I came forthבְּצֵאתִ֖יbe.tze.TiH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall be for a signלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226unto thee upon thine handיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027,and for a memorialוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146between thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451may be in thy mouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310:for with a strongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hath the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought thee outהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Thou shalt therefore keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104this ordinanceהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708in his seasonלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150from yearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

11And it shall be when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall bringיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,as he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thee and to thy fathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and shall giveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it thee,

12That thou shalt set apartוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674unto the Lordלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068all that openethפֶּֽטֶר־pe.ter-H6363the matrixרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358,and every firstlingפֶּ֣טֶר׀Pe.terH6363that comethשֶׁ֣גֶרShe.gerH7698of a beastבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929which thou hast; the malesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145shall bethe Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13And every firstlingפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363of an assחֲמֹר֙cha.MorH2543thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716;and if thou wilt not redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it, then thou shalt break his neckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202:and all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120among thy childrenבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thou redeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14And it shall be when thy sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121askethיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee in time to comeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, What isthis? that thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, By strengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392of handיָ֗דYadH3027the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought us outהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650:

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