Exodus 12:27

“you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Passover to YHWH, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when he struck Egypt and delivered our houses.’ ” And the people bowed their heads and bowed down.”

Exodus 12:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 12:27, word by word

you shall sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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is the sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of the Passoverפֶּסַחpesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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passed overפָּסַחpasach

pass over

To skip over a house to protect it.

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the housesבָּתֵּיbate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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when he struckנָגְפּnagp

strike

To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.

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deliveredהִצִּילhitsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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And the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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bowed their headsיִּקֹּדyikod

bow down

Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.

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and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

26And when your sons say to you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

27 · This verse (above)

28Then the sons of Israel went and did; as YHWH had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

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