New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 13:2-10

2“Sanctifyקַדֶּשׁ־ka.desh-H6942to Me everyכָל־khol-H3605firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060,the firstH6363offspringH6363of everyכָּל־kol-H3605wombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358among the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,both of manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929; it belongs to Me.”

3Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117in whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you wentיְצָאתֶ֤םye.tza.TemH3318out from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650; for bya powerfulבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392handיָ֔דYadH3027the Lordיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318you out from thisמִזֶּ֑הmi.ZehH2088place.And nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808leavenedחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557shall be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398.

4On this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117in themonthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320of Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24,you are about to goיֹצְאִ֑יםyo.tze.'ImH3318forthH3318.

5It shall be whenכִֽי־khi-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaaniteהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669,the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414you, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706, that you shallobserveוְעָבַדְתָּ֛ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thisH2088riteהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656in thisH2088monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

6Forsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,and on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117there shall be a feastחַ֖גchagH2282to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shall be eatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398throughout the sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117; andnothingוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808leavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557shall be seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200among you, norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall any leavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603be seenיֵרָאֶ֥הye.ra.'EhH7200among you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your bordersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

8You shall tellוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046your sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘It is becauseבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668of whatזֶ֗הZehH2088the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for me when I cameבְּצֵאתִ֖יbe.tze.TiH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’

9And it shallserveH1961as a signלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226to you on your handיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027,and as a reminderוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146on your foreheadבֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֔יךָbein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869,that the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may be in your mouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310; for witha powerfulחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Therefore, you shallkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thisH2088ordinanceהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708at its appointedH4150timeלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150fromyearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

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