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Exodus 12:23-30

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.

28And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentawayH3212, anddidוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֖ןve.'a.ha.RonH175, sodidעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213they.

29And it came to pass, that atmidnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915theLORDוַֽיהוָה֮va.Yah.wehH3068smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, from thefirstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רmi.be.KhorH1060ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547thatsatהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678to thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thecaptiveהַשְּׁבִ֔יha.she.ViH7628that was in thedungeonבְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹרbe.Veit ha.BorH1004 H953; and all thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofcattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

30AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הpar.'OhH6547roseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, he, and all hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, and all theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and there was agreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for there was not ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004where there was not onedeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

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