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Exodus 12:1-27

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thismonthהַחֹ֧דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320shall be to you thebeginningרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofmonthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: it shall be thefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223monthלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יle.cha.de.SheiH2320of theyearהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141to you.

3Speakדַּבְּר֗וּda.be.RuH1696ye to all thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, In thetenthבֶּעָשֹׂ֖רbe.'a.SorH6218day of thismonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they shalltakeוְיִקְח֣וּve.yik.ChuH3947to them everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716, according to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theirfathersאָבֹ֖ת'a.VotH1, alambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716for anhouseלַבָּֽיִת׃la.Ba.yitH1004:

4And if thehouseholdהַבַּיִת֮ha.ba.YitH1004shallbeמִהְיֹ֣תmih.YotH1961toosmallיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591for thelambמִשֶּׂה֒mi.SehH7716, let him and hisneighbourוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹu.she.khe.NoH7934nextהַקָּרֹ֥בha.ka.RoH7138to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004takeוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947it according to thenumberבְּמִכְסַ֣תbe.mikh.SatH4373of thesoulsנְפָשֹׁ֑תne.fa.ShotH5315; everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to hiseatingאָכְל֔וֹ'a.khe.LoH400shall make yourcountתָּכֹ֖סּוּta.Kho.suH3699for thelambהַשֶּֽׂה׃ha.SehH7716.

5Yourlambשֶׂ֥הsehH7716shall be withoutblemishתָמִ֛יםta.MimH8549, amaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145of thefirstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141: ye shalltakeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it from thesheepהַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםha.ke.va.SimH3532, or from thegoatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795:

6And ye shallkeepלְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931it until thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the samemonthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320: and thewholeכֹּ֛לkolH3605assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of thecongregationעֲדַֽת־'a.dat-H5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallkillוְשָׁחֲט֣וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819itinבֵּ֥יןbeinH996theeveningהָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153.

7And they shalltakeוְלָֽקְחוּ֙ve.la.ke.ChuH3947of thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, andstrikeוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.na.te.NuH5414it on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֖תha.me.zu.ZotH4201and on the upper doorpostהַמַּשְׁק֑וֹףha.mash.KofH4947of thehousesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004, in which they shalleatיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398it.

8And they shalleatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֖רha.ba.SarH1320in thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,roastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784, and unleavenedbreadוּמַצּ֔וֹתu.ma.TzotH4682; and withbitterמְרֹרִ֖יםme.ro.RimH4844herbs they shalleatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it.

9Eatתֹּאכְל֤וּto.khe.LuH398not of itrawנָ֔אNa'H4995, norboiledוּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖לu.va.Shel me.vu.ShalH1310 H1311at all withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, butroastedצְלִי־tze.li-H6748withfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; itsheadרֹאשׁ֥וֹro.ShoH7218with itslegsכְּרָעָ֖יוke.ra.'AvH3767, and with its inwardpartsקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130.

10And ye shall let nothing of itremainתוֹתִ֥ירוּto.Ti.ruH3498till themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242; and that whichremainethוְהַנֹּתָ֥רve.ha.no.TarH3498of it till themorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.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 willpassוְעָבַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.var.TiH5674through thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714thisnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, and willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, bothmanמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andbeastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929; and against all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714I willexecuteאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimH8201: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And thebloodהַדָּ֨םha.DamH1818shall be to you for atokenלְאֹ֗תle.'OtH226upon thehousesהַבָּתִּים֙ha.ba.TimH1004where ye are : and when Iseeוְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiH7200thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, I willpassוּפָסַחְתִּ֖יu.fa.sach.TiH6452over you, and theplagueנֶ֙גֶף֙ne.gefH5063shall not be upon you todestroyלְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.ChitH4889you, when Ismiteבְּהַכֹּתִ֖יbe.ha.ko.TiH5221thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14And thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117shall be to you for amemorialלְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.RonH2146; and ye shallkeepוְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.TemH2287it afeastחַ֣גchagH2282to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068throughout yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755; ye shall keep it afeastתְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃te.cha.Gu.huH2287by anordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769.

15Sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117shall yeeatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398unleavenedbreadמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682;evenאַ֚ךְ'akhH389thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ye shall putawayתַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּtash.Bi.tuH7673leavenשְּׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603out of yourhousesמִבָּתֵּיכֶ֑םmi.ba.tei.KhemH1004: for whoevereatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398leavenedbreadחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557from thefirstהָרִאשֹׁ֖ןha.ri.ShonH7223dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117till theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֥וֹםYomH3117, thatsoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772off fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16And in thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבַיּ֤וֹםu.vai.YomH3117there shall be anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744, and in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117there shall be anholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944convocationמִקְרָא־mik.ra'-H4744to you; no manner ofworkמְלָאכָה֙me.la.KhahH4399shall bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213in them,exceptאַ֚ךְ'akhH389what everymanנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315musteatיֵאָכֵ֣לye.'a.KhelH398, that only may bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213by you.

17And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104the feast of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּוֹת֒ha.ma.tzOtH4682; for in thissameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117have Ibroughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318yourarmiesצִבְאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םtziv.'o.tei.KhemH6635out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: therefore shall yeobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֞םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755by anordinanceחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

18In thefirstבָּרִאשֹׁ֡ןba.ri.ShonH7223month, on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320ateveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153, ye shalleatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedbreadמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682, till theoneהָאֶחָ֧דha.'e.ChadH259andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320ateveningבָּעָֽרֶב׃ba.'A.revH6153.

19Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117shall there be noleavenשְׂאֹ֕רse.'OrH7603foundיִמָּצֵ֖אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in yourhousesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֑םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004: for whoevereatethאֹכֵ֣ל'o.KhelH398that which isleavenedמַחְמֶ֗צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556, even thatsoulהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from thecongregationמֵעֲדַ֣תme.'a.DatH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whether he shall be astrangerבַּגֵּ֖רba.GerH1616, orbornוּבְאֶזְרַ֥חu.ve.'ez.RachH249in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

20Ye shalleatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398nothingleavenedמַחְמֶ֖צֶתmach.Me.tzetH2556; in all yourhabitationsמוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םmo.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4186shall yeeatתֹּאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398unleavenedbreadמַצּֽוֹת׃ פma.TzotH4682.

21ThenMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Drawoutמִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.KhuH4900andtakeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947for yourselves alambצֹ֛אןtzonH6629according to 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 thebasinבַּסַּף֒ba.SafH5592, andstrikeוְהִגַּעְתֶּ֤םve.hi.ga'.TemH5060thelintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹף֙ha.mash.kOfH4947and thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔תha.me.zu.ZotH4201with thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that is in thebasinבַּסָּ֑ףba.SafH5592; andnoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall gooutתֵצְא֛וּte.tze.'UH3318at thedoorמִפֶּֽתַח־mi.pe.tach-H6607of hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004till themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

23For theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will passthroughוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674tosmiteלִנְגֹּ֣ףlin.GofH5062theEgyptiansמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714; and when heseethוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818upon thelintelהַמַּשְׁק֔וֹףha.mash.KofH4947, and on thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sidepostsהַמְּזוּזֹ֑תha.me.zu.ZotH4201, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will passoverוּפָסַ֤חu.fa.SachH6452thedoorהַפֶּ֔תַחha.Pe.tachH6607, and will notpermitיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414thedestroyerהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתha.mash.ChitH7843tocomeלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in to yourhousesבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004tosmiteלִנְגֹּֽף׃lin.GofH5062you .

24And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697for anordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706to thee and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

25And it shall come to pass, when ye shall havecomeתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willgiveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414you, according as he hathpromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696, that ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

26And it shall come to pass, when yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121shallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559to you, What mean you by thisserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656?

27That ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֡םva.'a.mar.TemH559, It is thesacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077of theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068passoverפֶּ֨סַחPe.sachH6453, whopassedפָּ֠סַחPa.sachH6452over thehousesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, when hesmoteבְּנָגְפּ֥וֹbe.na.ge.PoH5062theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, anddeliveredהִצִּ֑ילhi.TzilH5337ourhousesבָּתֵּ֣ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004. And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971bowed theheadוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

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