Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:7-23

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.

9Eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398not of it rawנָ֔אNa'H4995,nor soddenוּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖לu.va.Shel me.vu.ShalH1311 H1310at all with waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,but roastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;his headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218with his legsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767,and with the purtenanceקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130thereof.

10And ye shall let nothing of it remainתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498until the morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242;and that which remainethוְהַנֹּתָ֥רve.ha.no.TarH3498of it until the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242ye shall burnתִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃tis.Ro.fuH8313with fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

11And thusוְכָכָה֮ve.kha.KhahH3602shall ye eatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398it; withyour loinsמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975girdedחֲגֻרִ֔יםcha.gu.RimH2296,your shoesנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272,and your staffוּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖םu.ma.kel.KhemH4731in your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027;and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in hasteבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649: it isYhwh’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453.

12For I will passוְעָבַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.var.TiH5674through the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714this nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120and beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929;and against all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I will executeאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201: I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And the bloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shall be to you for a tokenלְאֹ֗תle.'OtH226upon the housesהַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.TimH1004where ye are:and when I seeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,I will passוּפָסַחְתִּ֖יu.fa.sach.TiH6452over you, and the plagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063shall not be upon you to destroyלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889you,when I smiteבְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.TiH5221the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14And this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shall be unto you for a memorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146;and ye shall keepוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.TemH2287it a feastחַ֣גchagH2282to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755;ye shall keep it a feastתְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃te.cha.Gu.huH2287by an ordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117shall ye eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398unleavened breadמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682;evenאַ֚ךְ'akhH389the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ye shall put awayתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּtash.Bi.tuH7673leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603out of your housesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004:for whosoever eatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398leavened breadחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557from the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117until the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117,that soulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772off from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16And in the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall bean holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744,and in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117there shall be an holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744to you; no manner of workמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213in them, saveאַ֚ךְ'akhH389thatwhich every manנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315must eatיֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.KhelH398,that only may be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213of you.

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.

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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