New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 12:31-39

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.

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,norH1571 H3808had theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213anyH1571provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for themselves.

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