New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 12:12-17

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.

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