Exodus 12:3

“Speak to all the community of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month they shall take for themselves, each man, a lamb for each father’s house, a lamb for each household.”

Exodus 12:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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שֶׂה / ἀμνός

For the Passover, each family takes a lamb (se).

Genesis 22:8Exodus 12:5

Exodus 12:3, word by word

Speakדַּבְּרוּdabru

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dabru” appears
the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
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.

Where else “yisrael” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

Where else “mor” appears
‘On the tenth dayעָשֹׂרasor

ten

The number ten, used to count the days of the month and everyday things.

Where else “asor” appears
monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
they shall takeיִקְחוּyikchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “yikchu” appears
each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
a lambשֶׂהse

lamb, sheep

One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.

Where else “se” appears
for each father’s houseבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vet” appears
for each father’s houseאָבֹתavot

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

Where else “avot” appears

Translation note

“Lamb” translates a word (seh) that designates a young animal of the flock, of sheep or of goats (12:5).

The context

2“This month shall be for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first for you of the months of the year.

3 · This verse (above)

4If the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his neighbor nearest to his house shall take one according to the number of persons; you shall make your count for the lamb each according to what he eats.

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