Revised Version 1895

Exodus 12:21-51

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.

24And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for anordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706to thee and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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.

26And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121shallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559untoyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588,Whatמָ֛הmahH4100mean ye by thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'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.

28And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478went anddidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651; as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,soH3651didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

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.

32Takeקְח֛וּke.ChuH3947bothH1571yourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֨םtzon.KhemH6629and yourherdsבְּקַרְכֶ֥םbe.kar.KhemH1241, as ye havesaidדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םdi.bar.TemH1696, and be gone; andblessוּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖םu.ve.rakh.TemH1288meH3947also.

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.

34And thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971tookH5375theirdoughבְּצֵק֖וֹbe.tze.KoH1217beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being boundupH5375in theirclothesבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םbe.sim.lo.TamH8071uponעַל־'al-H5921theirshouldersשִׁכְמָֽם׃shikh.MamH7926.

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.

37And thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedH5265fromRamesesמֵרַעְמְסֵ֖סme.ra'.me.SesH7486toSuccothסֻכֹּ֑תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,aboutH5265sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֧לֶף'E.lefH505onfootרַגְלִ֛יrag.LiH7273that weremenH1121, besidechildrenH1121.

38And a mixed multitudewentH5927upH5927also with them; andflocksוְצֹ֣אןve.TzonH6629, andherdsוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchרַ֖בravH7227cattleH1241.

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.

40NowH4714the sojourning of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they sojourned inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wasfourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967andthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsH8141.

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.

43And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, This is theordinanceחֻקַּ֣תchu.KatH2708of thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453: there shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808alieneatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof:

44buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650that isboughtמִקְנַת־mik.nat-H4736formoneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, when thou hastcircumcisedוּמַלְתָּ֣הu.mal.TahH4135him, then shall heeatיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398thereof.

45Asojournerתּוֹשָׁ֥בto.ShavH8453and anhiredH7916servantH7916shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808eatיֹ֥אכַל־Yo.khal-H398thereof.

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.

47Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֥ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkeepיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213it.

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.

49Onelawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616that sojourneth amongyouבְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃be.tokh.KhemH8432.

50ThusH3651didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

51And itcameH1961topassH1961the selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068didH3117bringH3318thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by theirhostsצִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פtziv.'o.TamH6635.

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