New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 12:1-28

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.retH1961 H4931it untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of 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-H3588 H518roastedצְלִי־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 ShamH834 H8033youlive; 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.

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.SarH702 H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,you shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the twenty-firstהָאֶחָ֧ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםha.'e.Chad ve.'es.RimH6242 H259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of 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' 'ishH3808 H376of you shall goתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318outsideH3318the doorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

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.LamH5704 H5769.

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.

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