New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 12:18-36

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.

29Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about atmidnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915thatthe 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.BorH1004 H953,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 shamH834 H8033thereH369was 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.”

33The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714urgedוַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק עַל־va.te.che.Zak 'al-H2388 H5921the 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.

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