Revised Version 1895

Exodus 12:7-22

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.

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.

20Ye shalleatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808leavenedH2557; inallH3605yourhabitationsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186shall yeeatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682breadH4682.

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.

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