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Exodus 13

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sanctifyקַדֶּשׁ־ka.desh-H6942to me all thefirstbornבְּכ֜וֹרbe.KhorH1060, whateveropenethפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358among thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, both ofmanבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and ofbeastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929: it is mine.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Rememberזָכ֞וֹרza.KhorH2142thisH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117, when ye cameoutיְצָאתֶ֤םye.tza.TemH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, out of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650; for bystrengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392ofhandיָ֔דYadH3027theLORDיְהֹוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought yououtהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318from this place : there shall no leavenedbreadחָמֵֽץ׃cha.MetzH2557beeatenיֵאָכֵ֖לye.'a.KhelH398.

4Thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117in themonthבְּחֹ֖דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִֽיב׃ha.'a.VivH24, ye cameoutיֹצְאִ֑יםyo.tze.'ImH3318.

5And it shall be when theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068shallbringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיHa.ke.na.'a.niH3669, and theHittitesוְהַחִתִּ֨יve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHivitesוְהַחִוִּ֣יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to 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.MimH3117shalt thoueatתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398unleavenedbreadמַצֹּ֑תma.TzotH4682, and in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117shall be afeastחַ֖גchagH2282to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Unleavenedbreadמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682shall beeatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117; and there shall no leavenedbreadחָמֵ֗ץcha.MetzH2557beseenיֵרָאֶ֨הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee, neither shall there beleavenשְׂאֹ֖רse.'OrH7603seenיֵרָאֶ֥הye.ra.'EhH7200with thee in all thyquartersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

8And thou shaltshowוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046thysonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This is done becauseofבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatזֶ֗הZehH2088which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to me when I cameforthבְּצֵאתִ֖יbe.tze.TiH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall be for asignלְא֜וֹתle.'otH226to thee upon thyhandיָדְךָ֗ya.de.KhaH3027, and for amemorialוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙u.le.zi.ka.rOnH2146between thyeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451may be in thymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310: for with astrongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027hath theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought theeoutהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Thou shalt thereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֛ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thisordinanceהַחֻקָּ֥הha.chu.KahH2708in itsseasonלְמוֹעֲדָ֑הּle.mo.'a.DahH4150fromyearמִיָּמִ֖יםmi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִֽימָה׃ סya.Mi.mahH3117.

11And it shall be when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallbringיְבִֽאֲךָ֤ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, as hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to thee and to thyfathersוְלַֽאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָve.la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and shallgiveוּנְתָנָ֖הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to thee,

12That thou shall setapartוְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674to theLORDלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068all thatopenethפֶּֽטֶר־pe.ter-H6363thewombרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358, and everyfirstlingפֶּ֣טֶר׀Pe.terH6363thatcomethשֶׁ֣גֶרShe.gerH7698of abeastבְּהֵמָ֗הbe.he.MahH929which thou hast; themalesהַזְּכָרִ֖יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145shall be theLORD’Sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

13And everyfirstlingפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363of adonkeyחֲמֹר֙cha.MorH2543thou shaltredeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with alambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716; and if thou wilt notredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299it, then thou shalt break hisneckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202: and all thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofmanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120among thychildrenבְּבָנֶ֖יךָbe.va.Nei.khaH1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

14And it shall be when thysonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121askethיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee in time tocomeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, What is this? that thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, Bystrengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392ofhandיָ֗דYadH3027theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought usoutהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650:

15And it came to pass, whenPharaohפַרְעֹה֮far.'OhH6547wouldhardlyהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185let usgoלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒le.sha.le.che.NuH7971, that theLORDיְהֹוָ֤הYah.wehH3068slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all thefirstbornבְּכוֹר֙be.khOrH1060in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both thefirstbornמִבְּכֹ֥רmi.be.KhorH1060ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, and thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofbeastsבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929: therefore Isacrificeזֹבֵ֜חַzo.Ve.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068all thatopenethפֶּ֤טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרֶ֙חֶם֙re.chemH7358, beingmalesהַזְּכָרִ֔יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145; but all thefirstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of mychildrenבָּנַ֖יba.NaiH1121Iredeemאֶפְדֶּֽה׃'ef.DehH6299.

16And it shall be for atokenלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226upon thyhandיָ֣דְכָ֔הya.de.KhahH3027, and forfrontletsוּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תu.le.to.ta.FotH2903between thyeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869: for bystrengthבְּחֹ֣זֶקbe.Cho.zekH2392ofhandיָ֔דYadH3027theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought usforthהוֹצִיאָ֥נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ סmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17And it came to pass, whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֮par.'OhH6547had let thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goבְּשַׁלַּ֣חbe.sha.LachH7971, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430ledנָחָ֣םna.ChamH5148them not through thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,althoughH3588that wasnearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138; forGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Lest thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971repentיִנָּחֵ֥םyi.na.ChemH5162when theyseeבִּרְאֹתָ֥םbir.'o.TamH7200warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, and theyreturnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃mitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:

18ButGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430ledH5437thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aboutH5437, through thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057of theRedס֑וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220: and thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentupעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927armedוַחֲמֻשִׁ֛יםva.cha.mu.ShimH2571from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130with him: for he hadsolemnlyהַשְׁבֵּ֨עַhash.Be.a'H7650swornהִשְׁבִּ֜יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willsurelyפָּקֹ֨דpa.KodH6485visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485you; and ye shall carryupוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927mybonesעַצְמֹתַ֛י'atz.mo.TaiH6106from here with you.

20And they took theirjourneyוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromSuccothמִסֻּכֹּ֑תmi.su.KotH5523, andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inEthamבְאֵתָ֔םve.'e.TamH864, in theedgeבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

21And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.HemH6440them bydayיוֹמָ֜םyo.MamH3119in apillarבְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of acloudעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051, toleadלַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.TamH5148them in thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870; and bynightוְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915in apillarבְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.MudH5982offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, to give themlightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215; togoH3212bydayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915:

22He took notawayיָמִ֞ישׁya.MishH4185thepillarעַמּ֤וּד'a.MudH5982of thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, nor thepillarוְעַמּ֥וּדve.'a.MudH5982offireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, frombeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

Commentaries on Exodus 13

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