Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 13:2-12

2Sanctifyקַדֶּשׁ־ka.desh-H6942unto me all the firstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060,whatsoever openethפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363the wombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358among the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, bothof manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and of beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929: it is mine.

3And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117,in which ye came outיְצָאתֶ֤םye.tza.TemH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650;for by strengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392of handיָ֔דYadH3027Yhwhיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought you outהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318from this place:there shall no leavened breadחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557be eatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398.

4This dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117came ye outיֹצְאִ֑יםyo.tze.'ImH3318in the monthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24.

5And it shall be when Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068shall bringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669,and the Hittitesוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414thee, a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706,that thou shalt keepוְעָבַדְתָּ֛ve.'a.vad.TaH5647this serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656in this monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

6Sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalt eatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682,and in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117shall bea feastחַ֖גchagH2282to Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Unleavened breadמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682shall be eatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117;and there shall no leavened breadחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557be seenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee, neither shall there be leavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֥הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee in all thy quartersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

8And thou shalt shewוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046thy sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This is donebecause ofבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatזֶ֗הZehH2088whichYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto me when I came forthבְּצֵאתִ֖יbe.tze.TiH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall be for a signלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226unto thee upon thine handיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027,and for a memorialוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146between thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that Yhwh’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451may be in thy mouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310:for with a strongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hath Yhwhיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought thee outהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Thou shalt therefore keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104this ordinanceהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708in his seasonלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150from yearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

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.

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