Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12

1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2This monthהַחֹ֧דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320shall beunto you the beginningרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: it shall bethe firstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223monthלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יle.cha.de.SheiH2320of the yearהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141to you.

3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696ye unto all the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,In the tenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218dayof this monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they shall takeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947to them every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376a lambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716,according to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theirfathersאָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH1,a lambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for an houseלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004:

4And if the householdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004beמִהְיֹ֣תmih.YotH1961too littleיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591for the lambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716,let him and his neighbourוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹu.she.khe.NoH7934nextהַקָּרֹ֥בha.ka.RoH7138unto his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947itaccording to the numberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of the soulsנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315;every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to his eatingאָכְל֔וֹ'a.khe.LoH400shall make your countתָּכֹ֖סּוּta.Kho.suH3699for the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.

5Your lambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716shall be without blemishתָמִ֛יםta.MimH8549,a maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145of the firstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141:ye shall takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947itout from the sheepהַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.SimH3532,or from the goatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795:

6And ye shall keepלְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931it up until the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the same monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320:and the wholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the congregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall killוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819it inבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the eveningהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153.

7And they shall takeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947of the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,and strikeוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414iton the twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147side postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֖תha.me.zu.ZotH4201and on the upper door postהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947of the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004,wherein they shall eatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398it.

8And they shall eatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320in that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748with fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,and unleavened breadוּמַצּ֔וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682; andwith bitterמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844herbsthey shall eatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it.

9Eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398not of it rawנָ֔אNa'H4995,nor soddenוּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖לu.va.Shel me.vu.ShalH1311 H1310at all with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,but roastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;his headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218with his legsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767,and with the purtenanceקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130thereof.

10And ye shall let nothing of it remainתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498until the morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242;and that which remainethוְהַנֹּתָ֥רve.ha.no.TarH3498of it until the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242ye shall burnתִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃tis.Ro.fuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

11And thusוְכָכָה֮ve.kha.KhahH3602shall ye eatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398it; withyour loinsמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975girdedחֲגֻרִ֔יםcha.gu.RimH2296,your shoesנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272,and your staffוּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖םu.ma.kel.KhemH4731in your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in hasteבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649: it isYhwh’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453.

12For I will passוְעָבַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.var.TiH5674through the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714this nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929;and against all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I will executeאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And the bloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shall be to you for a tokenלְאֹ֗תle.'OtH226upon the housesהַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.TimH1004where ye are:and when I seeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,I will passוּפָסַחְתִּ֖יu.fa.sach.TiH6452over you, and the plagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063shall not be upon you to destroyלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889you,when I smiteבְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.TiH5221the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14And this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shall be unto you for a memorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146;and ye shall keepוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.TemH2287it a feastחַ֣גchagH2282to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755;ye shall keep it a feastתְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃te.cha.Gu.huH2287by an ordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117shall ye eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398unleavened breadמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682;evenאַ֚ךְ'akhH389the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ye shall put awayתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּtash.Bi.tuH7673leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603out of your housesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004:for whosoever eatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398leavened breadחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557from the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117until the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,that soulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772off from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16And in the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall bean holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744,and in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117there shall be an holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744to you; no manner of workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213in them, saveאַ֚ךְ'akhH389thatwhich every manנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315must eatיֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.KhelH398,that only may be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213of you.

17And ye shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104the feast ofunleavened breadהַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtH4682;for in this selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117have I broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318your armiesצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.KhemH6635out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:therefore shall ye observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.TemH8104this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755by an ordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

18In the firstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223month,on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153,ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavened breadמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682,until the oneהָאֶחָ֧דha.'e.ChadH259and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at evenבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shall there be no leavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004:for whosoever eatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398that which is leavenedמַחְמֶ֗צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556,even that soulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from the congregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whether he be a strangerבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616,or bornוּבְאֶזְרַ֥חu.ve.'ez.RachH249in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

20Ye shall eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398nothing leavenedמַחְמֶ֖צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556;in all your habitationsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186shall ye eatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682.

21Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Draw outמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900and takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947you a lambצֹ֛אןtzonH6629according to your familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4940,and killוְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

22And ye shall takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947a bunchאֲגֻדַּ֣ת'a.gu.DatH92of hyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231,and dipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881itin the bloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818that isin the basonבַּסַּף֒ba.SafH5592,and strikeוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060the lintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947and the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147side postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תha.me.zu.ZotH4201with the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that isin the basonבַּסָּ֑ףba.SafH5592;and noneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall go outתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318at the doorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004until the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

23For Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will pass throughוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674to smiteלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714;and when he seethוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818upon the lintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947,and on the twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147side postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תha.me.zu.ZotH4201,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will pass overוּפָסַ֤חu.fa.SachH6452the doorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607,and will not sufferיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414the destroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843to comeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in unto your housesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004to smiteלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062you.

24And ye shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for an ordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706to thee and to thy sonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

25And it shall come to pass, when ye be comeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414you, according as he hath promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,that ye shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

26And it shall come to pass, when your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121shall sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559unto you, What mean ye by this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656?

27That ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, It isthe sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of Yhwh’sלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453,who passedפָּ֠סַחPa.sachH6452over the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,when he smoteבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and deliveredהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337our housesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowed the headוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

28And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478went awayH3212,and didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

29And it came to pass, that at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH3915 H2677Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,from the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547that satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678unto the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the captiveהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628that wasin the dungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH953 H1004;and all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of cattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

30And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547rose upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,he, and all his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,and all the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and there was a greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for there wasnot a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004where there wasnot one deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

31And he calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Rise upק֤וּמוּKu.muH6965, andget you forthצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,both ye and the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and goH3212,serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,as ye have saidכְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃ke.da.ber.KhemH1696.

32Also takeקְח֛וּke.ChuH3947your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֨םtzon.KhemH6629and your herdsבְּקַרְכֶ֥םbe.kar.KhemH1241,as ye have saidדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696,and be goneH3212;and blessוּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖םu.ve.rakh.TemH1288me also.

33And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714were urgentוַתֶּחֱזַ֤קva.te.che.ZakH2388upon the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they might sendלְשַׁלְּחָ֣םle.sha.le.ChamH7971them out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in hasteלְמַהֵ֖רle.ma.HerH4116;for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, We beall deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191men.

34And the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their doughבְּצֵק֖וֹbe.tze.KoH1217before it was leavenedיֶחְמָ֑ץyech.MatzH2556,their kneadingtroughsמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םmish.'a.ro.TamH4863being bound upצְרֻרֹ֥תtze.ru.RotH6887in their clothesבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םbe.sim.lo.TamH8071upon their shouldersשִׁכְמָֽם׃shikh.MamH7926.

35And the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and they askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and jewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,and raimentוּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃u.se.ma.LotH8071:

36And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971favourחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that they let them haveוַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּםvai.yash.'i.LumH7592such things as they required.And they spoiledוַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

37And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֧וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Ramesesמֵרַעְמְסֵ֖סme.ra'.me.SesH7486to Succothסֻכֹּ֑תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,about sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֧לֶף'E.lefH505on footרַגְלִ֛יrag.LiH7273that weremenהַגְּבָרִ֖יםha.ge.va.RimH1397,besideלְבַ֥דle.VadH905childrenמִטָּֽף׃mi.TafH2945.

38And a mixedעֵ֥רֶב'E.revH6154multitudeרַ֖בravH7227went upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927also with them; and flocksוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629,and herdsוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, evenveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515cattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735.

39And they bakedוַיֹּאפ֨וּvai.yo.FuH644unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesעֻגֹ֥ת'u.GotH5692of the doughהַבָּצֵ֜קha.ba.TzekH1217which they brought forthהוֹצִ֧יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,for it was not leavenedחָמֵ֑ץcha.MetzH2556;because they were thrust outגֹרְשׁ֣וּgo.re.ShuH1644of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not tarryלְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּle.hit.mah.Me.ahH4102,neither had they preparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for themselves any victualצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720.

40Now the sojourningוּמוֹשַׁב֙u.mo.ShavH4186of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wasfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

41And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of the fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredשָׁנָ֔ה מֵא֖וֹתsha.Nah me.'otH8141 H3967and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,even the selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it came to pass, that all the armiesצִבְא֥וֹתtziv.'otH6635of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068went outיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

42It isa nightלֵ֣ילleilH3915to be much observedשִׁמֻּרִ֥יםshi.mu.RimH8107unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068for bringingלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: this isthat nightהַלַּ֤יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068to be observedשִׁמֻּרִ֛יםshi.mu.RimH8107of all the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.

43And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, This isthe ordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453:There shall no strangerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֖רben- ne.KharH5236 H1121eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof:

44But every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650that is boughtמִקְנַת־mik.nat-H4736for moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,when thou hast circumcisedוּמַלְתָּ֣הu.mal.TahH4135him, then shall he eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

45A foreignerתּוֹשָׁ֥בto.ShavH8453and an hired servantוְשָׂכִ֖ירve.sa.KhirH7916shall not eatיֹ֥אכַל־Yo.khal-H398thereof.

46In oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֤יִתbe.Va.yitH1004shall it be eatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398;thou shalt not carry forthתוֹצִ֧יאto.Tzi'H3318ought of the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320abroadח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351out of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;neither shall ye breakתִשְׁבְּרוּ־tish.be.ru-H7665a boneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106thereof.

47All the congregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall keepיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213it.

48And when a strangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616shall sojournיָג֨וּרya.GurH1481with thee, and will keepוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the passoverפֶסַח֮fe.SachH6453to Yhwhלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,let all his malesזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145be circumcisedהִמּ֧וֹלhi.MolH4135,and then let him come nearיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126and keepלַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213it; and he shall be as one that is bornכְּאֶזְרַ֣חke.'ez.RachH249in the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for no uncircumcised personעָרֵ֖ל'a.RelH6189shall eatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

49Oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451shall be to him that is homebornלָֽאֶזְרָ֑חla.'ez.RachH249,and unto the strangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojournethהַגָּ֥רha.GarH1481amongבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432you.

50Thus didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,so didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

51And it came to pass the selfsameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatYhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068did bringהוֹצִ֨יאho.Tzi'H3318the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by their armiesצִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פtziv.'o.TamH6635.

Commentaries on Exodus 12