Revised Version 1895

Exodus 13

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sanctifyקַדֶּשׁ־ka.desh-H6942untomeH3605allH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060,whatsoeverH3605openeth thewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH3605ofmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and ofbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929: it is mine.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117, inwhichH834yecameH3318outH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650; for bystrengthH3027ofhandיָ֔דYadH3027theLORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318youH834outH3318from thisplaceH3027: there shallnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808leavenedחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557breadH2557beeatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398.

4Thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117yegoיֹצְאִ֑יםyo.tze.'ImH3318forthH3318in themonthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24.

5And it shall be when theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068shallbringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaaniteהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669, and theHittiteוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he sware unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1togiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414thee, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706, that thou shaltkeepוְעָבַדְתָּ֛ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656in thismonthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

6Sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117thou shalteatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682breadH4682, and in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117shall be afeastחַ֖גchagH2282to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Unleavenedמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682shall beeatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398throughoutH3605thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117; and there shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808leavenedחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557breadH4682beseenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall there beleavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֥הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee, inallH3605thybordersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

8And thou shalttellוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046thysonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, It isbecauseבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668of thatwhichהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213formeH5046when IcameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall be for asignלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226unto theeuponעַל־'al-H5921thinehandיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027, and for amemorialוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996thineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may be in thymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310: for with astrongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hath theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318theeoutH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Thou shalt thereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thisordinanceהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708initsאֶת־'et-H853seasonלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150fromyearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

11And it shall be when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallbringיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, as he sware unto thee and to thyfathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and shallgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it thee,

12that thou shaltsetH834apart unto theLORDלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068allכָל־khol-H3605that openeth thewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605firstlingH6363whichH834thou hast that cometh of abeastבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929; themalesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145shall be theLORD’Sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13AndeveryH3605firstlingפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363of an ass thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with alambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it, then thou shaltbreakוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202itsH3605neckH6202: andallH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofmanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120among thysonsבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14And it shall be when thysonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asketh thee in time tocomeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this? that thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, BystrengthH3027ofhandיָ֗דYadH3027theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318usאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413outH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650:

15and itcameH1961topassH1961, whenPharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547would hardlyletH7971usעַל־'al-H5921goלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971, that theLORDיְהֹוָ֤הYah.wehH3068slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allH3605thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothH3605thefirstbornמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, and thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: therefore Isacrificeזֹבֵ֜חַzo.Ve.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068allH3605that openeth thewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358,beingH1961malesהַזְּכָרִ֔יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145; butallH3605thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of mysonsבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121Iredeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299.

16And it shall be for asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226uponH5921thinehandיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027, and for frontletsbetweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996thineeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869: for bystrengthH3027ofhandיָ֔דYadH3027theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318usH5921forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547hadletH7971thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430ledנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148themnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughH3588that wasnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138; forGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435peradventure thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971repentH7725when theyseeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, and theyreturnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:

18butGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledH5437thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aboutH5437, by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057by the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220: and thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927armedoutאֶת־'et-H853of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with him: for he had straitlyswornH7650thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willsurelyH3588visitH6485youH3588; and ye shallcarryH5927upH5927mybonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106awayH3947hence withyouH3588.

20And they took theirjourneyוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromSuccothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523, andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Etham, in the edge of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440them bydayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119in apillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051, toleadלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148them thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; and bynightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915in apillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, togiveלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215themlightH215; that they mightgoלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980bydayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and bynightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915:

22thepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, and thepillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,departedיָמִ֞ישׁya.MishH4185notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808frombeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

Commentaries on Exodus 13

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