Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:21-23

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.

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