New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 12:7-23
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-H3588H518roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748with fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784, bothits headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218and its legsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767alongH5921withits entrailsקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130.
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 ShamH834H8033youlive; 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.SarH702H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,you shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the twenty-firstהָאֶחָ֧ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםha.'e.Chad ve.'es.RimH6242H259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of 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.
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' 'ishH3808H376of 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.
Commentaries on Exodus 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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