New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 12:3-8

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.

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