Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:44-49

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.

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