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Exodus 12

WEB·Exodus 12
1Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH559(H8799) unto MosesH4872 and AaronH175 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, sayingH559(H8800),
2 “This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.
KJVThis monthH2320 shall be unto you the beginningH7218 of monthsH2320: it shall be the firstH7223 monthH2320 of the yearH8141 to you.
3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household;
KJVSpeakH1696(H8761) ye unto all the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559(H8800), In the tenthH6218 day of this monthH2320 they shall takeH3947(H8799) to them every manH376 a lambH7716, according to the houseH1004 of their fathersH1, a lambH7716 for an houseH1004:
4 and if the household is too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls. You shall make your count for the lamb according to what everyone can eat.
KJVAnd if the householdH1004 beH1961(H8800) too littleH4591(H8799) for the lambH7716, let him and his neighbourH7934 nextH7138 unto his houseH1004 takeH3947(H8804) it according to the numberH4373 of the soulsH5315; every manH376 accordingH6310 to his eatingH400 shall make your countH3699(H8799) for the lambH7716.
5 Your lamb shall be without defect, a male a year old. You shall take it from the sheep or from the goats.
KJVYour lambH7716 shall be without blemishH8549, a maleH2145 of the firstH1121 yearH8141: ye shall takeH3947(H8799) it out from the sheepH3532, or from the goatsH5795:
6 You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at evening.
KJVAnd ye shall keepH4931 it up until the fourteenthH702H6240 dayH3117 of the same monthH2320: and the wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 of the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478 shall killH7819(H8804) it inH996 the eveningH6153.
7 They shall take some of the blood, and put it on the two door posts and on the lintel, on the houses in which they shall eat it.
KJVAnd they shall takeH3947(H8804) of the bloodH1818, and strikeH5414(H8804) it on the twoH8147 side postsH4201 and on the upper door postH4947 of the housesH1004, wherein they shall eatH398(H8799) it.
8 They shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, with unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.
KJVAnd they shall eatH398(H8804) the fleshH1320 in that nightH3915, roastH6748 with fireH784, and unleavened breadH4682; and with bitterH4844 herbs they shall eatH398(H8799) it.
9 Don’t eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; with its head, its legs and its inner parts.
KJVEatH398(H8799) not of it rawH4995, nor soddenH1310(H8794)H1311 at all with waterH4325, but roastH6748 with fireH784; his headH7218 with his legsH3767, and with the purtenanceH7130 thereof.
10 You shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire.
KJVAnd ye shall let nothing of it remainH3498(H8686) until the morningH1242; and that which remainethH3498(H8737) of it until the morningH1242 ye shall burnH8313(H8799) with fireH784.
11 This is how you shall eat it: with your belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is Yahweh’s Passover.
KJVAnd thusH3602 shall ye eatH398(H8799) it; with your loinsH4975 girdedH2296(H8803), your shoesH5275 on your feetH7272, and your staffH4731 in your handH3027; and ye shall eatH398(H8804) it in hasteH2649: it is the LORD'SH3068 passoverH6453.
12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal. I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh.
KJVFor I will passH5674(H8804) through the landH776 of EgyptH4714 this nightH3915, and will smiteH5221(H8689) all the firstbornH1060 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, both manH120 and beastH929; and against all the godsH430 of EgyptH4714 I will executeH6213(H8799) judgmentH8201: I am the LORDH3068.
13 The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
KJVAnd the bloodH1818 shall be to you for a tokenH226 upon the housesH1004 where ye are: and when I seeH7200(H8804) the bloodH1818, I will passH6452(H8804) over you, and the plagueH5063 shall not be upon you to destroyH4889 you, when I smiteH5221(H8687) the landH776 of EgyptH4714.
14 This day shall be a memorial for you. You shall keep it as a feast to Yahweh. You shall keep it as a feast throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
KJVAnd this dayH3117 shall be unto you for a memorialH2146; and ye shall keepH2287(H8804) it a feastH2282 to the LORDH3068 throughout your generationsH1755; ye shall keep it a feastH2287(H8799) by an ordinanceH2708 for everH5769.
15 “‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
KJVSevenH7651 daysH3117 shall ye eatH398(H8799) unleavened breadH4682; evenH389 the firstH7223 dayH3117 ye shall put awayH7673(H8686) leavenH7603 out of your housesH1004: for whosoever eatethH398(H8802) leavened breadH2557 from the firstH7223 dayH3117 until the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that soulH5315 shall be cutH3772(H8738) off from IsraelH3478.
16 In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no kind of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, only that may be done by you.
KJVAnd in the firstH7223 dayH3117 there shall be an holyH6944 convocationH4744, and in the seventhH7637 dayH3117 there shall be an holyH6944 convocationH4744 to you; no manner of workH4399 shall be doneH6213(H8735) in them, saveH389 that which every manH5315 must eatH398(H8735), that only may be doneH6213(H8735) of you.
17 You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day I have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
KJVAnd ye shall observeH8104(H8804) the feast of unleavened breadH4682; for in this selfsameH6106 dayH3117 have I broughtH3318(H8689) your armiesH6635 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714: therefore shall ye observeH8104(H8804) this dayH3117 in your generationsH1755 by an ordinanceH2708 for everH5769.
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty first day of the month at evening.
KJVIn the firstH7223 month, on the fourteenthH6240H702 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 at evenH6153, ye shall eatH398(H8799) unleavened breadH4682, until the oneH259 and twentiethH6242 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 at evenH6153.
19 There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a foreigner, or one who is born in the land.
KJVSevenH7651 daysH3117 shall there be no leavenH7603 foundH4672(H8735) in your housesH1004: for whosoever eatethH398(H8802) that which is leavenedH2556(H8688), even that soulH5315 shall be cut offH3772(H8738) from the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478, whether he be a strangerH1616, or bornH249 in the landH776.
20 You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.’”
KJVYe shall eatH398(H8799) nothing leavenedH2556(H8688); in all your habitationsH4186 shall ye eatH398(H8799) unleavened breadH4682.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, “Draw out, and take lambs according to your families, and kill the Passover.
KJVThen MosesH4872 calledH7121(H8799) for all the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559(H8799) unto them, Draw outH4900(H8798) and takeH3947(H8798) you a lambH6629 according to your familiesH4940, and killH7819(H8798) the passoverH6453.
22 You shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two door posts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning.
KJVAnd ye shall takeH3947(H8804) a bunchH92 of hyssopH231, and dipH2881(H8804) it in the bloodH1818 that is in the basonH5592, and strikeH5060(H8689) the lintelH4947 and the twoH8147 side postsH4201 with the bloodH1818 that is in the basonH5592; and noneH376 of you shall go outH3318(H8799) at the doorH6607 of his houseH1004 until the morningH1242.
23 For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two door posts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
KJVFor the LORDH3068 will pass throughH5674(H8804) to smiteH5062(H8800) the EgyptiansH4714; and when he seethH7200(H8804) the bloodH1818 upon the lintelH4947, and on the twoH8147 side postsH4201, the LORDH3068 will pass overH6452(H8804) the doorH6607, and will not sufferH5414(H8799) the destroyerH7843(H8688) to comeH935(H8800) in unto your housesH1004 to smiteH5062(H8800) you.
24 You shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons forever.
KJVAnd ye shall observeH8104(H8804) this thingH1697 for an ordinanceH2706 to thee and to thy sonsH1121 forH5704 everH5769.
25 It shall happen when you have come to the land which Yahweh will give you, as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when ye be comeH935(H8799) to the landH776 which the LORDH3068 will giveH5414(H8799) you, according as he hath promisedH1696(H8765), that ye shall keepH8104(H8804) this serviceH5656.
26 It will happen, when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, when your childrenH1121 shall sayH559(H8799) unto you, What mean ye by this serviceH5656?
27 that you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of Yahweh’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and spared our houses.’” The people bowed their heads and worshiped.
KJVThat ye shall sayH559(H8804), It is the sacrificeH2077 of the LORD'SH3068 passoverH6453, who passedH6452(H8804) over the housesH1004 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 in EgyptH4714, when he smoteH5062(H8800) the EgyptiansH4714, and deliveredH5337(H8689) our housesH1004. And the peopleH5971 bowed the headH6915(H8799) and worshippedH7812(H8691).
28 The children of Israel went and did so; as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
KJVAnd the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 went awayH3212(H8799), and didH6213(H8799) as the LORDH3068 had commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872 and AaronH175, so didH6213(H8804) they.
29 At midnight, Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.
KJVAnd it came to pass, that at midnightH2677H3915 the LORDH3068 smoteH5221(H8689) all the firstbornH1060 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the firstbornH1060 of PharaohH6547 that satH3427(H8802) on his throneH3678 unto the firstbornH1060 of the captiveH7628 that was in the dungeonH1004H953; and all the firstbornH1060 of cattleH929.
30 Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
KJVAnd PharaohH6547 rose upH6965(H8799) in the nightH3915, he, and all his servantsH5650, and all the EgyptiansH4714; and there was a greatH1419 cryH6818 in EgyptH4714; for there was not a houseH1004 where there was not one deadH4191(H8801).
31 He called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise up, get out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve Yahweh, as you have said!
KJVAnd he calledH7121(H8799) for MosesH4872 and AaronH175 by nightH3915, and saidH559(H8799), Rise upH6965(H8798), and get you forthH3318(H8798) from amongH8432 my peopleH5971, both ye and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478; and goH3212(H8798), serveH5647(H8798) the LORDH3068, as ye have saidH1696(H8763).
32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also!”
KJVAlso takeH3947(H8798) your flocksH6629 and your herdsH1241, as ye have saidH1696(H8765), and be goneH3212(H8798); and blessH1288(H8765) me also.
33 The Egyptians were urgent with the people, to send them out of the land in haste, for they said, “We are all dead men.”
KJVAnd the EgyptiansH4714 were urgentH2388(H8799) upon the peopleH5971, that they might sendH7971(H8763) them out of the landH776 in hasteH4116(H8763); for they saidH559(H8804), We be all deadH4191(H8801) men.
34 The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
KJVAnd the peopleH5971 tookH5375(H8799) their doughH1217 before it was leavenedH2556(H8799), their kneadingtroughsH4863 being bound upH6887(H8803) in their clothesH8071 upon their shouldersH7926.
35 The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
KJVAnd the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213(H8804) according to the wordH1697 of MosesH4872; and they borrowedH7592(H8799) of the EgyptiansH4714 jewelsH3627 of silverH3701, and jewelsH3627 of goldH2091, and raimentH8071:
36 Yahweh gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. They plundered the Egyptians.
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 gaveH5414(H8804) the peopleH5971 favourH2580 in the sightH5869 of the EgyptiansH4714, so that they lentH7592(H8686) unto them such things as they required. And they spoiledH5337(H8762) the EgyptiansH4714.
37 The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, in addition to children.
KJVAnd the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 journeyedH5265(H8799) from RamesesH7486 to SuccothH5523, about sixH8337 hundredH3967 thousandH505 on footH7273 that were menH1397, besideH905 childrenH2945.
38 A mixed multitude went up also with them, with flocks, herds, and even very much livestock.
KJVAnd a mixedH6154 multitudeH7227 went upH5927(H8804) also with them; and flocksH6629, and herdsH1241, even veryH3966 muchH3515 cattleH4735.
39 They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
KJVAnd they bakedH644(H8799) unleavenedH4682 cakesH5692 of the doughH1217 which they brought forthH3318(H8689) out of EgyptH4714, for it was not leavenedH2556(H8804); because they were thrust outH1644(H8795) of EgyptH4714, and couldH3201(H8804) not tarryH4102(H8699), neither had they preparedH6213(H8804) for themselves any victualH6720.
40 Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred thirty years.
KJVNow the sojourningH4186 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, who dweltH3427(H8804) in EgyptH4714, was fourH702 hundredH3967H8141 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141.
41 At the end of four hundred thirty years, to the day, all of Yahweh’s armies went out from the land of Egypt.
KJVAnd it came to pass at the endH7093 of the fourH702 hundredH3967H8141 and thirtyH7970 yearsH8141, even the selfsameH6106 dayH3117 it came to pass, that all the hostsH6635 of the LORDH3068 went outH3318(H8804) from the landH776 of EgyptH4714.
42 It is a night to be much observed to Yahweh for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of Yahweh, to be much observed by all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
KJVIt is a nightH3915 to be much observedH8107 unto the LORDH3068 for bringingH3318(H8687) them out from the landH776 of EgyptH4714: this is that nightH3915 of the LORDH3068 to be observedH8107 of all the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 in their generationsH1755.
43 Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the ordinance of the Passover. No foreigner shall eat of it,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 saidH559(H8799) unto MosesH4872 and AaronH175, This is the ordinanceH2708 of the passoverH6453: There shall no strangerH1121H5236 eatH398(H8799) thereof:
44 but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.
KJVBut every man'sH376 servantH5650 that is boughtH4736 for moneyH3701, when thou hast circumcisedH4135(H8804) him, then shall he eatH398(H8799) thereof.
45 A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it.
KJVA foreignerH8453 and an hired servantH7916 shall not eatH398(H8799) thereof.
46 It must be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the meat outside of the house. Do not break any of its bones.
KJVIn oneH259 houseH1004 shall it be eatenH398(H8735); thou shalt not carry forthH3318(H8686) ought of the fleshH1320 abroadH2351 out of the houseH1004; neither shall ye breakH7665(H8799) a boneH6106 thereof.
47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
KJVAll the congregationH5712 of IsraelH3478 shall keepH6213(H8799) it.
48 When a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, and would like to keep the Passover to Yahweh, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it. He shall be as one who is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.
KJVAnd when a strangerH1616 shall sojournH1481(H8799) with thee, and will keepH6213(H8804) the passoverH6453 to the LORDH3068, let all his malesH2145 be circumcisedH4135(H8736), and then let him come nearH7126(H8799) and keepH6213(H8800) it; and he shall be as one that is bornH249 in the landH776: for no uncircumcised personH6189 shall eatH398(H8799) thereof.
49 One law shall be to him who is born at home, and to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you.”
KJVOneH259 lawH8451 shall be to him that is homebornH249, and unto the strangerH1616 that sojournethH1481(H8802) amongH8432 you.
50 All the children of Israel did so. As Yahweh commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
KJVThus didH6213(H8799) all the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478; as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680(H8765) MosesH4872 and AaronH175, so didH6213(H8804) they.
51 That same day, Yahweh brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
KJVAnd it came to pass the selfsameH6106 dayH3117, that the LORDH3068 did bringH3318(H8689) the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 by their armiesH6635.