New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 12:29-36

29Now it cameH1961aboutH1961atmidnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915thatthe Lordוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547who satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678to the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the captiveהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was in the dungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH1004 H953,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofcattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

30And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547gotH6965upH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and there wasa greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,for thereH369wasH369noH369homeבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033thereH369wasH369not someone deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

31Thenhe calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “RiseH6965upH6965,getH3318outH3318from 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 outH7971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in a hurryלְמַהֵ֖רle.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 wasH2556leavenedיֶחְמָ֑ץyech.MatzH2556, withtheir kneadingמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םmish.'a.ro.TamH4863bowlsH4863boundH6887upH6887in 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. Therefore theyplunderedוַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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