Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 13:11-17

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.

14And it shall be when thy sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121askethיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee in time to comeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, What isthis? that thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, By strengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392of handיָ֗דYadH3027Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought us outהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650:

15And it came to pass, when Pharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547stubbornly refusedהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185to let us goלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971,that Yhwhיְהֹוָ֤הYah.wehH3068slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all the firstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,both the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,and the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929:therefore I sacrificeזֹבֵ֜חַzo.Ve.achH2076to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068all that openethפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363the matrixרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358,being malesהַזְּכָרִ֔יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145;but all the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of my childrenבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121I redeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299.

16And it shall be for a tokenלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226upon thine handיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027,and for frontletsוּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תu.le.to.ta.FotH2903between thine eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869:for by strengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392of handיָ֔דYadH3027Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought us forthהוֹצִיאָ֥נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17And it came to pass, when Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547had let the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971,that Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430ledנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148them not throughthe wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughH3588that wasnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;for Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Lest peradventure the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971repentיִנָּחֵ֥םyi.na.ChemH5162when they seeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,and they returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:

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