Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 13:11-13

11And it shall be when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall bringיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,as he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thee and to thy fathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and shall giveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it thee,

12That thou shalt set apartוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674unto Yhwhלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068all that openethפֶּֽטֶר־pe.ter-H6363the matrixרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358,and every firstlingפֶּ֣טֶר׀Pe.terH6363that comethשֶׁ֣גֶרShe.gerH7698of a beastבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929which thou hast; the malesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145shall beYhwh'sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13And every firstlingפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363of a donkeyחֲמֹר֙cha.MorH2543thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716;and if thou wilt not redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it, then thou shalt break his neckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202:and all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120among thy childrenבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thou redeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

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