New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 12:3-15
3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘On the tenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they are, eachH376oneH376,to takeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for themselves, according to the fathers’אָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716foreach householdלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004.
4Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the householdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004isH4591tooH4480smallיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591for alambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716,then he and his neighborוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹu.she.khe.NoH7934nearestהַקָּרֹ֥בha.ka.RoH7138to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004are to takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947one according to thenumberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of personsנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315in them;in proportionלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310towhat eachH376oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376should eatH398, you are todivideתָּכֹ֖סּוּta.Kho.suH3699the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.
6You shall keepוְהָיָ֤ה לְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתve.ha.Yah le.mish.Me.retH1961H4931it untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the sameהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,then the wholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is to slaughterוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819itat twilightהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153.
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 boiledוּבָשֵׁ֥לu.va.ShelH1311atH1310allH1310with 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 thisH3602wayH3602: with your garmentbeltedH2296aroundH2296your waistמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975,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 a hurryבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649--it isthe Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068Passoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453.
12ForI will goוְעָבַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.var.TiH5674through the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714on that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and fatallyH5221strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221allכָל־khol-H3605the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the humanמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120firstbornto animalsבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.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 comeH1961upon youto destroyH7843youwhen I strikeבְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.TiH5221the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
14‘Nowthisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shall 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.
15Forsevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117you shall eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398unleavenedמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,but on the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117you shall removeתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּtash.Bi.tuH7673doughH7603withH7603yeastH7603from your housesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004;for whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605eatsאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398anythingH2557withH2557yeastH2557from the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, thatpersonהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
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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