Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 13:6-16

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.

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.

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