Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:12-13

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.

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