New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 13:9-16

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.

11“Now whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bringsיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, asHe sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to you and to your fathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and givesוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to you,

12you shalldevoteוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674to the Lordלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068the firstH6363offspringH6363of everyכָל־khol-H3605wombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358, andthe firstH6363offspringH6363of everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605beastבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929that you ownיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961;the malesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145belong to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13Buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605firstH6363offspringH6363of a donkeyחֲמֹר֙cha.MorH2543you shall redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it,then you shall breakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202its neckH6202; andeveryוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120among your sonsבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121you shall redeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14And it shall be whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asksיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592you in timeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279to comeH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisH2088?’then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘With apowerfulבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392handיָ֗דYadH3027the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318us out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

15It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Pharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547was stubbornהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185about lettingH7971us goלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971, that theLordיְהֹוָ֤הYah.wehH3068killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothH4480the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120and the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֩'al- kenH5921 H3651,I sacrificeזֹבֵ֜חַzo.Ve.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068the malesהַזְּכָרִ֔יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145,the firstH6363offspringH6363of everyכָּל־kol-H3605wombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358,but everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of my sonsבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121I redeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299.’

16So it shallserveוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961as a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226on your handיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027and asphylacteriesוּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תu.le.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֑יךָbein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869, for with apowerfulבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392handיָ֔דYadH3027the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtהוֹצִיאָ֥נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318us out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

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