Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 16:1-5

1Observeשָׁמוֹר֙sha.mOrH8104the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Abibהָאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24,and keepוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the passoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:for in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320of Abibהָֽאָבִ֗יבha.'a.VivH24Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430brought thee forthהוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ho.Tzi.'a.khaH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

2Thou shalt therefore sacrificeוְזָבַ֥חְתָּve.za.Vach.taH2076the passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,of the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and the herdוּבָקָ֑רu.va.KarH1241,in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֣רyiv.CharH977to placeלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there.

3Thou shalt eatתֹאכַ֤לto.KhalH398no leavened breadחָמֵ֔ץcha.MetzH2557with it; sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117shalt thou eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398unleavened breadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682therewith, eventhe breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of afflictionעֹ֑נִי'O.niH6040;for thou camest forthיָצָ֙אתָ֙ya.Tza.taH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in hasteבְחִפָּז֗וֹןve.chi.pa.ZonH2649:that thou mayest rememberתִּזְכֹּר֔tiz.KorH2142the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117when thou camest forthצֵֽאתְךָ֙tze.te.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

4And there shall be no leavened breadשְׂאֹ֛רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee in all thy coastגְּבֻלְךָ֖ge.vul.KhaH1366sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117; neither shall there any thingof the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֗רha.ba.SarH1320,which thou sacrificedstתִּזְבַּ֥חtiz.BachH2076the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117at evenבָּעֶ֛רֶבba.'E.revH6153,remainיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885all night until the morningלַבֹּֽקֶר׃la.Bo.kerH1242.

5Thou mayestתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֣חַliz.Bo.achH2076the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453within anyבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee:

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