Revised Version 1895

Exodus 12:3-15

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.

5Yourlambהַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.SimH3532shall bewithoutH8549blemishH8549, amaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145of the firstyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141: ye shalltakeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it from thesheepשֶׂ֥הsehH7716, or from thegoatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795:

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.

8And they shalleatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320in thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784, andunleavenedוּמַצּ֔וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682; withbitterמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844herbsH4844they shalleatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it.

9Eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398notH408of itrawנָ֔אNa'H4995,norH408sodden atallH398withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, butroastצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;itsH398headרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218withitsH398legsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767and with the inwards thereof.

10And ye shallletH3808nothingH3808of itremainH3498untilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242; but thatwhichH784remaineth of ituntilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242ye shallburnתִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ׃tis.Ro.fuH8313withfireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

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.

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