Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:34-51

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.

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