Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 12:8-15

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.

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