Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:17-20

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.

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