Exodus 12
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Exodus 12

The Passover Lamb

1Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,
2“Thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088monthהַחֹ֧דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320shall be the beginningרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320for you; it is to be the firstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223monthלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יle.cha.de.SheiH2320of the yearהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141to you.
3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘On the tenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they are eachH376oneH376to takeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for themselves, according to their fathers’אָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716foreach householdלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004.
4Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the householdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004is tooH4480smallיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591for alambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716,then he and his neighborוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹu.she.khe.NoH7934nearestהַקָּרֹ֥בha.ka.RoH7138to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004are to takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947one according to thenumberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of personsנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315in them;accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310towhat eachH376manH376should eatH398, you are todivideתָּכֹ֖סּוּta.Kho.suH3699the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.
5Yourlambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716shall bean unblemishedתָמִ֛יםta.MimH8549maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145a yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121;you may takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it from the sheepהַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.SimH3532or from the goatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795.
6You shall keepוְהָיָ֤ה לְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתve.ha.Yah le.mish.Me.retH1961H4931it untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the sameהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,then the wholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is to killוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819itat twilightהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153.
7Moreover, they shall takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947someמִן־min-H4480of the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818and putוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414it on the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147doorpostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֖תha.me.zu.ZotH4201and on the lintelהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947of the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398it.
8They shall eatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320that samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748with fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,and they shall eatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it withunleavenedוּמַצּ֔וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682and bitterמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844herbsH4844.
9Do not eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398anyמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480of it rawנָ֔אNa'H4995or boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310at allH1310with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,but ratherכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748with fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, bothits headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218and its legsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767alongH5921withits entrailsקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130.
10And you shall not leaveתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498anyH4480of it overH3498untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242,but whatever is leftוְהַנֹּתָ֥רve.ha.no.TarH3498of it untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242,you shall burnתִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃tis.Ro.fuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.
11Now you shall eatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398it in thisH3602mannerH3602: withyour loinsמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975girdedחֲגֻרִ֔יםcha.gu.RimH2296,your sandalsנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272,and your staffוּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖םu.ma.kel.KhemH4731in your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;and you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in hasteבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649--it isthe Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068Passoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453.
12ForI will goH5674throughH5674the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714on that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221downH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothH4480manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929; andagainst allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I will executeאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213judgmentsשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201--I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13The bloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shall be a signלְאֹ֗תle.'OtH226for you on the housesהַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.TimH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834H8033youlive; and when I seeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818I will passוּפָסַחְתִּ֖יu.fa.sach.TiH6452overH5921you, and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808plagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063will befallH1961youto destroyH7843youwhen I strikeבְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.TiH5221the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Feast of Unleavened Bread

14‘Nowthisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117will bea memorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146to you, and you shall celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.TemH2287it asa feastחַ֣גchagH2282to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755you are to celebrateתְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃te.cha.Gu.huH2287it asa permanentעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769ordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708.
15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398unleavenedמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,but on the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117you shallremoveתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּtash.Bi.tuH7673leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603from your housesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004;for whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605eatsאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398anything leavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557from the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, thatpersonהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
16On the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117you shall have a holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assemblyמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744, and anotherholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944assemblyמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117;noלֹא־lo'-H3808workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399at allכָּל־kol-H3605shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213on them, exceptאַ֚ךְ'akhH389whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834must be eatenיֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.KhelH398by everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605personנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,that aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905may bepreparedיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213by you.
17You shall also observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104the Feast ofUnleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtH4682BreadH4682,for on thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088veryבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318your hostsצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.KhemH6635out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;therefore you shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755as apermanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769ordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708.
18In the firstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223month,on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,you shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the twenty-firstהָאֶחָ֧ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםha.'e.Chad ve.'es.RimH6242H259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at eveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.
19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117there shall be noלֹ֥אlo'H3808leavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004;for whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605eatsאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398whatH4263is leavenedH4263, thatpersonהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whether he isan alienבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616or a nativeוּבְאֶזְרַ֥חu.ve.'ez.RachH249of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
20You shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398anythingכָּל־kol-H3605leavenedH4263;in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605your dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186you shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682breadH4682.’”
21ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947for yourselveslambsצֹ֛אןtzonH6629according to your familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4940,and slayוְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453lamb.
22You shall takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947a bunchאֲגֻדַּ֣ת'a.gu.DatH92of hyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231and dipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881it in the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818whichH834is in the basinבַּסַּף֒ba.SafH5592, andapplyוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060someמִן־min-H4480of the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that is in the basinבַּסָּ֑ףba.SafH5592to the lintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947and the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147doorpostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תha.me.zu.ZotH4201;and noneלֹ֥א אִ֥ישׁlo' 'ishH3808H376of you shall goתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318outsideH3318the doorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

A Memorial of Redemption

23Forthe Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will passוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674to smiteלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714;and when He seesוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818on the lintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947and on the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147doorpostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תha.me.zu.ZotH4201,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will passוּפָסַ֤חu.fa.SachH6452overH5921the doorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607and willnot allowיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414thedestroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843to comeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in to your housesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004to smiteלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062you.
24Andyou shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088eventהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697as an ordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706for you and your childrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.
25Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414you, as He haspromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,you shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisH2088riteהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.
26And when your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Whatמָ֛הmahH4100does thisH2088riteהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656mean to you?’
27you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘It is a Passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077tothe Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834passedפָּ֠סַחPa.sachH6452overעַל־'al-H5921the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714when He smoteבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, butsparedהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337our homesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004.’”And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowedH6915lowוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.
28Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213so;justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651they didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.
29Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about atmidnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677H3915thatthe Lordוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547who satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678to the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the captiveהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was in the dungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH1004H953,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofcattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.
30Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and there wasa greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,for thereH369was noH369homeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834H8033thereH369was not someone deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
31Thenhe calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Riseק֤וּמוּKu.muH6965up,getצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318out from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,bothH1571you and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and goוּלְכ֛וּu.le.KhuH1980,worshipעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,as you have saidכְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃ke.da.ber.KhemH1696.
32Takeקְח֛וּke.ChuH3947bothH1571your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֨םtzon.KhemH6629and your herdsבְּקַרְכֶ֥םbe.kar.KhemH1241,as you have saidדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696,and goוָלֵ֑כוּva.Le.khuH1980,and blessוּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖םu.ve.rakh.TemH1288me alsoH1571.”

Exodus of Israel

33The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714urgedוַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק עַל־va.te.che.Zak 'al-H2388H5921the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,to sendלְשַׁלְּחָ֣םle.sha.le.ChamH7971them out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in hasteלְמַהֵ֖רle.ma.HerH4116,for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We will allכֻּלָּ֥נוּku.La.nuH3605be deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191.”
34So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their doughבְּצֵק֖וֹbe.tze.KoH1217beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962it was leavenedיֶחְמָ֑ץyech.MatzH2556, withtheir kneadingמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םmish.'a.ro.TamH4863bowlsH4863boundצְרֻרֹ֥תtze.ru.RotH6887up in the clothesבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םbe.sim.lo.TamH8071on their shouldersשִׁכְמָֽם׃shikh.MamH7926.
35Now the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,for they had requestedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592from the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714articlesכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and articlesוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,and clothingוּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃u.se.ma.LotH8071;
36and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that they let them have their requestוַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּםvai.yash.'i.LumH7592. Thus theyplunderedוַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
37Now thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֧וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromRamesesמֵרַעְמְסֵ֖סme.ra'.me.SesH7486to Succothסֻכֹּ֑תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523, aboutsixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֧לֶף'E.lefH505menהַגְּבָרִ֖יםha.ge.va.RimH1397on footרַגְלִ֛יrag.LiH7273,asideלְבַ֥דle.VadH905from childrenמִטָּֽף׃mi.TafH2945.
38Amixedעֵ֥רֶב'E.revH6154multitudeרַ֖בravH7227alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up with them,along with flocksוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966largeH3515numberH3515of livestockמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.
39They bakedוַיֹּאפ֨וּvai.yo.FuH644the doughהַבָּצֵ֜קha.ba.TzekH1217whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they had broughtהוֹצִ֧יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714into cakesעֻגֹ֥ת'u.GotH5692of unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682.For it had not becomeH2556leavenedחָמֵ֑ץcha.MetzH2556,sinceH3588they weredrivenגֹרְשׁ֣וּgo.re.ShuH1644out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not delayלְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּle.hit.mah.Me.ahH4102,norH1571H3808had theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213anyH1571provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for themselves.
40Now the timeוּמוֹשַׁב֙u.mo.ShavH4186that the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livedיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714wasfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141.
41And at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141, tothe veryבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605the hostsצִבְא֥וֹתtziv.'otH6635of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318out from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Ordinance of the Passover

42It is a nightלֵ֣ילleilH3915to be observedשִׁמֻּרִ֥יםshi.mu.RimH8107for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068for having broughtלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088nightהַלַּ֤יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915is for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,to be observedשִׁמֻּרִ֛יםshi.mu.RimH8107by allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.
43The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, “ThisH2088is the ordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708ofthe Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453:noכָּל־ לֹא־kol- lo'-H3605H3808foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֖רben- ne.KharH1121H5236is to eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of it;
44but everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376slaveעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650purchasedמִקְנַת־mik.nat-H4736with moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,after you have circumcisedוּמַלְתָּ֣הu.mal.TahH4135him, thenאָ֖ז'azH227he may eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of it.
45A sojournerתּוֹשָׁ֥בto.ShavH8453or a hiredוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916servantH7916shall not eatיֹ֥אכַל־Yo.khal-H398of it.
46It is to be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398in a singleאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֤יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;you are not to bringתוֹצִ֧יאto.Tzi'H3318forthH3318anyH4480of the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320outsideח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,norH3808are you to breakתִשְׁבְּרוּ־tish.be.ru-H7665any boneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106of it.
47Allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are tocelebrateיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213this.
48Butifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588astrangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616sojournsיָג֨וּרya.GurH1481with you, andcelebratesוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the Passoverפֶסַח֮fe.SachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,let allכָל־khol-H3605his malesזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145be circumcisedהִמּ֧וֹלhi.MolH4135,and thenוְאָז֙ve.'AzH227let him comeH7126nearH7126tocelebrateלַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213it; and he shall be like a nativeכְּאֶזְרַ֣חke.'ez.RachH249of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.But noוְכָל־ לֹֽא־ve.khol lo'-H3605H3808uncircumcisedעָרֵ֖ל'a.RelH6189person may eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398of it.
49The sameאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451shallapplyיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961to the nativeלָֽאֶזְרָ֑חla.'ez.RachH249as to thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616who sojournsהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you.”
50Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213so;they didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175.
51And on that sameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtהוֹצִ֨יאho.Tzi'H3318the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by their hostsצִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פtziv.'o.TamH6635.

Commentaries on Exodus 12

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