Revised Version 1895
Exodus 12
3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696ye untoallH3605thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, In thetenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of thismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they shalltakeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947to themeveryH3605manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716,accordingאֶֽל־'el-H413to theirfathers’אָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for anhouseholdלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004:
4andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thehouseholdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004betooH5921littleH4591for alambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716, then shall he and his neighbournextH5921unto hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947oneaccordingH5921to thenumberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of thesoulsנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315;accordingH5921toeveryH376man’sH376eating ye shallmakeH4591your count for thelambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.
6and ye shallkeepלְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931itupH5704untilH5704the fourteenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117of thesameהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320: and thewholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of thecongregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkillוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819it atevenH5704.
7And they shalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947of thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, andputוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414it on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֖תha.me.zu.ZotH4201and on thelintelהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947,uponH5921thehousesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398it.
11Andthusוְכָכָה֮ve.kha.KhahH3602shall yeeatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398it; with yourloinsמָתְנֵיכֶ֣םma.te.nei.KhemH4975girdedחֲגֻרִ֔יםcha.gu.RimH2296, yourshoesנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙na.'a.lei.KhemH5275on yourfeetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272, and yourstaffוּמַקֶּלְכֶ֖םu.ma.kel.KhemH4731in yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027: and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it inhasteבְּחִפָּז֔וֹןbe.chi.pa.ZonH2649: it is theLORD’Sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֥סַחPe.sachH6453,
12For I willgoH5674throughH5674thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714in thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, and willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221allH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothH3605manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929; andagainstH4714allH3605thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I will executejudgmentsשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And thebloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shall be toyouH859for a tokenuponעַ֤ל'alH5921thehousesהַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.TimH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye are: and when Iseeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, I willpassH1961overyouH859, and there shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808plagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063beuponעֲלֵכֶ֑ם'a.le.KhemH5921youH859todestroyH5221youH859, when IsmiteH5221thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
14And thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shall be untoyouH3117for amemorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146, and ye shall keep it afeastH2282to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755ye shall keep it afeastH2282by anordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.
15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117shall yeeatH398unleavenedמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682;evenH5704thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ye shall putawayH3605leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603outH3605of yourhousesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004: for whosoever eatethleavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557breadH4682from thefirstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilH5704theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, thatsoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
16And in thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall be toyouH834anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744, and in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117anholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744;noH3808manner ofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399shall bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213in them,saveH5315thatwhichH834everyH3605manH5315mustH3808eatיֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.KhelH398, thatonlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389may bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213ofyouH834.
17And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104the feast ofunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682; for in this selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117have IbroughtH3318yourhostsצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.KhemH6635outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore shall yeobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755by anordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
18In thefirstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320, on the fourteenthdayי֤וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320atevenH5704, ye shalleatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682,untilH5704the one andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of themonthH2320atevenH5704.
19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shall there benoH3808leavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in yourhousesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004: for whosoever eateth thatwhichהַהִוא֙ha.hi.V'H1931isleavenedH2557, thatsoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from thecongregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whether he be asojournerבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616, or one that isbornH3808in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
21ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forallH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Drawמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900outH413, andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947youH3605lambsצֹ֛אןtzonH6629accordingH413to yourfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4940, andkillוְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.
22And ye shalltakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947abunchאֲגֻדַּ֣ת'a.gu.DatH92ofhyssopאֵז֗וֹב'e.ZovH231, anddipוּטְבַלְתֶּם֮u.te.val.TemH2881it in thebloodבַּדָּ֣םba.DamH1818that is in the bason, andstrikeוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060thelintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947and thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תha.me.zu.ZotH4201with thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that is in the bason; andnoneלֹ֥אlo'H3808ofyouוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859shallgoתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318outH3318of thedoorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004untilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.
23For theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068willpassוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674tosmiteלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062theEgyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714; and when he seeth thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818uponH5921thelintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947, and on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תha.me.zu.ZotH4201, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willpassH5674over thedoorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607, and willnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808sufferH1004thedestroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843tocomeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in unto yourhousesH1004tosmiteלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062youיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414.
25And it shallcomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935topassH935, when ye becomeH935to thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willgiveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414youכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834,accordingאֶל־'el-H413as he hathpromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696, that ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.
27that ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, It is thesacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453, who passed over thehousesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, when hesmoteבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, anddeliveredהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337ourhousesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004. And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the head and worshipped.
29And itcameH1961topassH1961at midnight, that theLORDוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221allכָל־khol-H3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, from thefirstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547thatsatהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678unto thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the captive that was in the dungeon; andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofcattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.
30AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547roseH6965upH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, he, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and there was agreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for there wasnotאֵ֣ין'einH369ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834there wasnotאֵֽין־'ein-H369onedeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
31And hecalledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsaidH559,RiseH6965upH6965,getH6965youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859forthH3318from among mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,bothH1571ye and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andgoצְּאוּ֙tze.'UH3318,serveעִבְד֥וּ'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as ye havesaidH559.
33And theEgyptiansH4713were urgentuponעַל־'al-H5921thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, tosendלְשַׁלְּחָ֣םle.sha.le.ChamH7971themoutוַתֶּחֱזַ֤קva.te.che.ZakH2388of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inhasteלְמַהֵ֖רle.ma.HerH4116; for theysaidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559,Weכִּ֥יkiH3588beallכֻּלָּ֥נוּku.La.nuH3605deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191menH5971.
35And thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872; and theyaskedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of theEgyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andjewelsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, and raiment:
36and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveH5414thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,soH5414that theyletH5414them have what theyaskedוַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּםvai.yash.'i.LumH7592. And they spoiled theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
39And theybakedוַיֹּאפ֨וּvai.yo.FuH644unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesעֻגֹ֥ת'u.GotH5692of thedoughהַבָּצֵ֜קha.ba.TzekH1217whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theybroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֛יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, for it wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808leavened;becauseH3588they were thrustoutH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andcouldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808tarry,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808had theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesanyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571victual.
41And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093offourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141,evenH4714the selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117itcameH1961topassH1961, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostsצִבְא֥וֹתtziv.'otH6635of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wentH3318outH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
42It is anightלֵ֣ילleilH3915to bemuchH3605observedשִׁמֻּרִ֥יםshi.mu.RimH8107unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068forbringingלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themoutH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: this is thatnightהַלַּ֤יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, to bemuchH3605observedשִׁמֻּרִ֛יםshi.mu.RimH8107ofallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughoutH3605theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.
46In onehouseבְּבַ֤יִתbe.Va.yitH1004shall it beeatenיֵאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398; thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808carryH3318forthH3318aught of thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320abroadח֑וּצָהChu.tzahH2351outH3318of thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall yebreakתִשְׁבְּרוּ־tish.be.ru-H7665aboneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106thereof.
48And when astrangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616shall sojourn with thee, and willkeepוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213thepassoverפֶסַח֮fe.SachH6453to theLORDלַיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068,letH1961allH3605hismalesזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145becircumcisedהִמּ֧וֹלhi.MolH4135, and thenletH1961himcomeH1961nearH7126andkeepלַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213it; and he shall be as one that isbornH3808in thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: butnoH3808uncircumcisedעָרֵ֖ל'a.RelH6189personH7126shalleatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.
Commentaries on Exodus 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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