Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:3-8

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.

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