New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 16:1-5

1“Observeשָׁמוֹר֙sha.mOrH8104the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Abibהָאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24andcelebrateוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the Passoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,for in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320of Abibהָֽאָבִ֗יבha.'a.VivH24the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtהוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ho.Tzi.'a.khaH3318you out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

2You shall sacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076the Passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430from the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and the herdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241,in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977to establishלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

3You shall not eatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398leavenedחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557breadH2557with it; sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398with it unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of afflictionעֹ֑נִי'O.niH6040(for you cameיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in hasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649),soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may rememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysי֤וֹםYomH3117of your lifeH2425the dayיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117when you cameצֵֽאתְךָ֙tze.te.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808leavenשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603shall be seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your territoryגְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.KhaH1366, andnoneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808of the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you sacrificeתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076on the eveningבָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revH6153of the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall remainיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885overnightH3885until morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5You are not allowedתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453in anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you;

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