YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהand to Aaronוְאֶל אַהֲרֹןin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt:מִצְרַיִם
“Thisהַזֶּהmonthהַחֹדֶשׁshall be for youלָכֶםthe beginningרֹאשׁof months;חֳדָשִׁיםitהוּאshall be the firstרִאשׁוֹןfor youלָכֶםof the monthsלְחָדְשֵׁיof the year.הַשָּׁנָה
Speakדַּבְּרוּto allאֶל כָּלthe communityעֲדַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר‘On the tenth dayבֶּעָשֹׂרof thisהַזֶּהmonthלַחֹדֶשׁthey shall takeוְיִקְחוּfor themselves,לָהֶםeach man,אִישׁa lambשֶׂהfor each father’s house,לְבֵית אָבֹתa lambשֶׂהfor each household.לַבָּיִת
Ifוְאִםthe householdהַבַּיִתis too smallיִמְעַטforמִהְיֹת מִa lamb,שֶּׂהthen heוְ הוּאand his neighborוּשְׁכֵנוֹnearestהַקָּרֹבto his houseאֶל בֵּיתוֹshall take oneלָקַחaccording to the numberבְּמִכְסַתof persons;נְפָשֹׁתyou shall make your countתָּכֹסּוּforעַלthe lambהַשֶּׂהeachאִישׁaccording toלְפִיwhat he eats.אָכְלוֹ
Your lambשֶׂה לָכֶםshall beיִהְיֶהwithout defect,תָמִיםa male,זָכָרa year old;בֶּן שָׁנָהfromמִןthe sheepהַכְּבָשִׂיםorוּfromמִןthe goatsהָעִזִּיםyou shall take it.תִּקָּחוּ
You shall keep itוְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמִשְׁמֶרֶתuntilעַדthe fourteenthאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof thisהַזֶּהmonth,לַחֹדֶשׁandוְthe wholeכֹּלassemblyקְהַלof the communityעֲדַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall slaughterשָׁחֲטוּitאֹתוֹat twilight.בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם
They shall takeוְלָקְחוּsome ofמִןthe bloodהַדָּםand put itוְנָתְנוּonעַלthe twoשְׁתֵּיdoorpostsהַמְּזוּזֹתand onוְעַלthe lintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹףofעַלthe housesהַבָּתִּיםin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהֶםthey eatיֹאכְלוּit.אֹתוֹ
They shall eatוְאָכְלוּthe meatאֶת הַבָּשָׂרthatהַזֶּהnight,בַּלַּיְלָהroastedצְלִיin fire,אֵשׁand unleavened bread;וּמַצּוֹתwithעַלbitter herbsמְרֹרִיםthey shall eat it.יֹאכְלֻהוּ
Do notאַלeatתֹּאכְלוּany of itמִמֶּנּוּrawנָאorוּboiled at allבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁלin water,בַּמָּיִםbutכִּי אִםroastedצְלִיin fire,אֵשׁits headרֹאשׁוֹwithעַלits legsכְּרָעָיוand withוְעַלits inner parts.קִרְבּוֹ
You shall notוְלֹאleaveתוֹתִירוּany of itמִמֶּנּוּuntilעַדmorning;בֹּקֶרand whatוְהַis leftנֹּתָרof itמִמֶּנּוּuntilעַדmorningבֹּקֶרyou shall burnתִּשְׂרֹפוּin the fire.בָּאֵשׁ
This is howוְכָכָהyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּit:אֹתוֹyour waistsמָתְנֵיכֶםbelted,חֲגֻרִיםyour sandalsנַעֲלֵיכֶםon your feet,בְּרַגְלֵיכֶםand your walking stickוּמַקֶּלְכֶםin your hand;בְּיֶדְכֶםand you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםitאֹתוֹin haste.בְּחִפָּזוֹןItהוּאis the Passoverפֶּסַחof YHWH.לַיהוָה
I will passוְעָבַרְתִּיthrough the landבְאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםthisהַזֶּהnightבַּלַּיְלָהand strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיeveryכָלfirstbornבְּכוֹרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםbothמֵpeopleאָדָםandוְעַדanimals;בְּהֵמָהand against allוּבְכָלthe godsאֱלֹהֵיof EgyptמִצְרַיִםI will executeאֶעֱשֶׂהjudgments.שְׁפָטִיםIאֲנִיam YHWH.יְהוָה
The bloodהַדָּםshall beוְהָיָהa signלְאֹתfor youלָכֶםonעַלthe housesהַבָּתִּיםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםyou are;אַתֶּםwhen I seeוְרָאִיתִיthe blood,אֶת הַדָּםI will pass overוּפָסַחְתִּיyou,עֲלֵכֶםand noוְלֹאdestroyingלְמַשְׁחִיתplagueנֶגֶףwill beיִהְיֶהamong youבָכֶםwhen I strikeבְּהַכֹּתִיthe landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Thisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםshall beוְהָיָהfor youלָכֶםa memorial,לְזִכָּרוֹןand you shall celebrateוְחַגֹּתֶםitאֹתוֹas a festivalחַגto YHWH;לַיהוָהthroughout your generations,לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶםas a statuteחֻקַּתforever,עוֹלָםyou shall celebrate it.תְּחָגֻּהוּ
Sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםyou shall eatתֹּאכֵלוּunleavened bread.מַצּוֹתIndeed,אַךְon the first dayבַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹןyou shall removeתַּשְׁבִּיתוּleavenשְּׂאֹרfrom your houses,מִבָּתֵּיכֶםforכִּיwhoeverכָּלeatsאֹכֵלanything leavened,חָמֵץthatהַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁshall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָהfrom Israel,מִיִּשְׂרָאֵלfrom the first dayמִיּוֹם הָרִאשֹׁןuntilעַדthe seventhהַשְּׁבִעִיday.יוֹם
On the first dayוּבַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹןa holyקֹדֶשׁconvocation,מִקְרָאand on the seventh dayוּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִיa holyקֹדֶשׁconvocationמִקְרָאyou shall have.יִהְיֶה לָכֶםNoכָּל לֹאworkמְלָאכָהshall be doneיֵעָשֶׂהon them;בָהֶםonlyאַךְwhatאֲשֶׁרis eatenיֵאָכֵלby everyלְכָלperson,נֶפֶשׁthatהוּאaloneלְבַדּוֹmay be doneיֵעָשֶׂהby you.לָכֶם
You shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםthe festival of Unleavened Bread,אֶת הַמַּצּוֹתforכִּיon this veryבְּעֶצֶם הַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםI brought outהוֹצֵאתִיyour armiesאֶת צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםand you shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםthisהַזֶּהdayאֶת הַיּוֹםthroughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶםas a statuteחֻקַּתforever.עוֹלָם
In the first month,בָּרִאשֹׁןon the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרdayיוֹםof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁin the evening,בָּעֶרֶבyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּunleavened bread,מַצֹּתuntilעַדthe twenty-firstהָאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִיםdayיוֹםof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁin the evening.בָּעָרֶב
For sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםnoלֹאleavenשְׂאֹרshall be foundיִמָּצֵאin your houses;בְּבָתֵּיכֶםforכִּיwhoeverכָּלeatsאֹכֵלanything leavened,מַחְמֶצֶתthatהַהִואpersonהַנֶּפֶשׁshall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָהfrom the communityמֵעֲדַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhether a resident alienבַּגֵּרorוּa nativeבְאֶזְרַחof the land.הָאָרֶץ
You shall not eatלֹא תֹאכֵלוּanythingכָּלleavened;מַחְמֶצֶתin allבְּכֹלyour dwellingsמוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶםyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּunleavened bread.’ ”מַצּוֹת
Then Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהcalledיִּקְרָאallלְכָלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Goמִשְׁכוּand takeוּקְחוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםanimals of the flockצֹאןfor your families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶםand slaughterוְשַׁחֲטוּthe Passover lamb.הַפָּסַח
Takeוּלְקַחְתֶּםa bunchאֲגֻדַּתof hyssop,אֵזוֹבdip itוּטְבַלְתֶּםin the bloodבַּדָּםthatאֲשֶׁרis in the bowl,בַּסַּףand touchוְהִגַּעְתֶּםthe lintelאֶל הַמַּשְׁקוֹףandוְthe twoאֶל שְׁתֵּיdoorpostsהַמְּזוּזֹתwith some ofמִןthe bloodהַדָּםthatאֲשֶׁרis in the bowl.בַּסָּףAs for you,וְאַתֶּםnoneלֹא אִישׁshall go outתֵצְאוּof the doorמִפֶּתַחof his houseבֵּיתוֹuntilעַדmorning.בֹּקֶר
For YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill pass throughעָבַרto strikeלִנְגֹּףEgypt;אֶת מִצְרַיִםand when he seesוְרָאָהthe bloodאֶת הַדָּםonעַלthe lintelהַמַּשְׁקוֹףand onוְעַלthe twoשְׁתֵּיdoorposts,הַמְּזוּזֹתYHWHיְהוָהwill pass overוּפָסַחthe doorעַל הַפֶּתַחand will notוְלֹאallowיִתֵּןthe destroyerהַמַּשְׁחִיתto enterלָבֹאyour housesאֶל בָּתֵּיכֶםto strike you.לִנְגֹּף
You shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםthisהַזֶּהthingאֶת הַדָּבָרas a statuteלְחָקfor youלְךָand for your sonsוּלְבָנֶיךָforever.עַד עוֹלָם
Whenוְהָיָה כִּיyou comeתָבֹאוּto the landאֶל הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהwill giveיִתֵּןyou,לָכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe has spoken,דִּבֵּרyou shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּםthisהַזֹּאתservice.אֶת הָעֲבֹדָה
And whenוְהָיָה כִּיyour sonsבְּנֵיכֶםsayיֹאמְרוּto you,אֲלֵיכֶם‘Whatמָהdoes thisהַזֹּאתserviceהָעֲבֹדָהmean to you?’לָכֶם
you shall say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם‘Itהוּאis the sacrificeזֶבַחof the Passoverפֶּסַחto YHWH,לַיהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרpassed overפָּסַח עַלthe housesבָּתֵּיof the sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin Egyptבְּמִצְרַיִםwhen he struckבְּנָגְפּוֹEgyptאֶת מִצְרַיִםandוְdeliveredהִצִּילour houses.’ ”אֶת בָּתֵּינוּAnd the peopleוַ הָעָםbowed their headsיִּקֹּדand bowed down.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ
Then the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwentיֵּלְכוּand did;וַיַּעֲשׂוּasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהand Aaron,וְאַהֲרֹןsoכֵּןthey did.עָשׂוּ
Atוַיְהִי בַּmidnightחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָהYHWHוַיהוָהstruckהִכָּהeveryכָלfirstbornבְּכוֹרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםfrom the firstbornמִבְּכֹרof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwho satהַיֹּשֵׁבon his throneעַל כִּסְאוֹtoעַדthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof the captiveהַשְּׁבִיwhoאֲשֶׁרwas in the dungeon,בְּבֵית הַבּוֹרand everyוְכֹלfirstbornבְּכוֹרof the livestock.בְּהֵמָה
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהrose upוַיָּקָםin the night,לַיְלָהheהוּאand allוְכָלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוand allוְכָלEgypt;מִצְרַיִםand there wasוַתְּהִיa greatגְדֹלָהoutcryצְעָקָהin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִםforכִּיthere was noאֵיןhouseבַּיִתwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthere was notאֵיןone dead.מֵת
He calledוַיִּקְרָאMosesלְמֹשֶׁהand Aaronוּלְאַהֲרֹןby nightלַיְלָהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Get up,קוּמוּgo outצְּאוּfromמִתּוֹךְamong my people,עַמִּיbothגַּםyouאַתֶּםandגַּםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלgo,וּלְכוּserveעִבְדוּYHWHאֶת יְהוָהasכְּyou have said.דַבֶּרְכֶם
Takeקְחוּbothגַּםyour flocksצֹאנְכֶםandגַּםyour herds,בְּקַרְכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have said,דִּבַּרְתֶּםand go;וָלֵכוּand blessוּבֵרַכְתֶּםmeאֹתִיtoo.”גַּם
The Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםpressedוַתֶּחֱזַקthe peopleעַל הָעָםto hurryלְמַהֵרand send themלְשַׁלְּחָםout ofמִןthe land,הָאָרֶץforכִּיthey said,אָמְרוּ“We are allכֻּלָּנוּgoing to die!”מֵתִים
So the peopleוַ הָעָםtookיִּשָּׂאtheir doughאֶת בְּצֵקוֹbeforeטֶרֶםit was leavened,יֶחְמָץtheir kneading bowlsמִשְׁאֲרֹתָםbound upצְרֻרֹתin their cloaksבְּשִׂמְלֹתָםon their shoulders.עַל שִׁכְמָם
The sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdidעָשׂוּaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof Moses:מֹשֶׁהthey askedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּof the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַיִםarticlesכְּלֵיof silver,כֶסֶףarticlesוּכְלֵיof gold,זָהָבand clothing.וּשְׂמָלֹת
And YHWHוַיהוָהgaveנָתַןthe peopleהָעָםfavorאֶת חֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof the Egyptians,מִצְרַיִםand they gave them what they asked.וַיַּשְׁאִלוּםSo they plunderedוַיְנַצְּלוּthe Egyptians.אֶת מִצְרָיִם
The sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלset outוַיִּסְעוּfrom Ramesesמֵרַעְמְסֵסto Succoth,סֻכֹּתָהaboutכְּsixשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתthousandאֶלֶףmenהַגְּבָרִיםon foot,רַגְלִיbesidesלְבַדthe little ones.מִטָּף
And alsoוְגַםa greatרַבmixed crowdעֵרֶבwent upעָלָהwith them,אִתָּםandוְflocksצֹאןand herds,וּבָקָרlivestockמִקְנֶהin veryמְאֹדgreat numbers.כָּבֵד
They bakedוַיֹּאפוּthe doughאֶת הַבָּצֵקthatאֲשֶׁרthey had brought outהוֹצִיאוּof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםinto cakesעֻגֹתof unleavened bread,מַצּוֹתforכִּיit was notלֹאleavened,חָמֵץbecauseכִּיthey had been driven outגֹרְשׁוּof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםandוְcould notלֹא יָכְלוּdelay;לְהִתְמַהְמֵהַּnorוְגַם לֹאhad they preparedעָשׂוּprovisionsצֵדָהfor themselves.לָהֶם
The timeוּמוֹשַׁבthatאֲשֶׁרthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלlivedיָשְׁבוּin Egyptבְּמִצְרָיִםwas four hundredאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹתand thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים וְyears.שָׁנָה שָׁנָה
At the endוַיְהִי מִקֵּץof the four hundredוְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹתand thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםyears,שָׁנָה שָׁנָהon that veryוַיְהִי בְּעֶצֶם הַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםallכָּלthe armiesצִבְאוֹתof YHWHיְהוָהwent outיָצְאוּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Itהוּאwas a nightלֵילof watchingשִׁמֻּרִיםfor YHWH,לַיהוָהto bring them outלְהוֹצִיאָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםthisהוּא הַזֶּהnightהַלַּיְלָהis for YHWHלַיהוָהa night of watchingשִׁמֻּרִיםfor allלְכָלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthroughout their generations.לְדֹרֹתָם
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהand Aaron,וְאַהֲרֹן“Thisזֹאתis the statuteחֻקַּתof the Passover:הַפָּסַחnoכָּל לֹאforeignerבֶּן נֵכָרshall eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
But anyוְכָלman’sאִישׁslaveעֶבֶדboughtמִקְנַתwith silver,כָּסֶףwhen you have circumcisedוּמַלְתָּהhim,אֹתוֹthenאָזhe may eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
A temporary residentתּוֹשָׁבorוְa hired laborerשָׂכִירshall notלֹאeatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
In oneבְּ אֶחָדhouseבַיִתit shall be eaten;יֵאָכֵלyou shall notלֹאtakeתוֹצִיאanyמִןof the meatהַבָּשָׂרout ofמִןthe houseהַבַּיִתoutside,חוּצָהand you shall notוְ לֹאbreakתִשְׁבְּרוּa boneעֶצֶםof it.בוֹ
Allכָּלthe communityעֲדַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall keepיַעֲשׂוּit.אֹתוֹ
Ifוְכִיa resident alienגֵּרresidesיָגוּרwith youאִתְּךָand would keepוְעָשָׂהthe Passoverפֶסַחto YHWH,לַיהוָהlet allכָלhis malesלוֹ זָכָרbe circumcised;הִמּוֹלthenוְאָזhe may come nearיִקְרַבto keep it,לַעֲשֹׂתוֹand he shall beוְהָיָהlikeכְּa nativeאֶזְרַחof the land.הָאָרֶץBut noוְכָל לֹאuncircumcised manעָרֵלshall eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
There shall beיִהְיֶהoneאַחַתlawתּוֹרָהfor the nativeלָאֶזְרָחand for the resident alienוְלַגֵּרwho residesהַגָּרamong you.”בְּתוֹכְכֶם
Allכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdid so;וַיַּעֲשׂוּasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהand Aaron,וְאֶת אַהֲרֹןsoכֵּןthey did.עָשׂוּ
And on that veryוַיְהִי בְּעֶצֶם הַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםYHWHיְהוָהbrought outהוֹצִיאthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםby their armies.עַל צִבְאֹתָם