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But anyוְכָלman’sאִישׁslaveעֶבֶדboughtמִקְנַתwith silver,כָּסֶףwhen you have circumcisedוּמַלְתָּהhim,אֹתוֹthenאָזhe may eatיֹאכַלof it.בּוֹ
Exodus 12:44
Study it in the app“But any man’s slave bought with silver, when you have circumcised him, then he may eat of it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 12:44, word by word
- man’sאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- slaveעֶבֶדeved
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “eved” appears- boughtמִקְנַתmiknat
bought servant
A servant bought with silver, who belongs to his master's household.
Where else “miknat” appears- with silverכָּסֶףkasef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasef” appears- when you have circumcisedמַלְתָּהmalta
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “malta” appears- he may eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears
The context
43YHWH said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it.
44 · This verse (above)
45A temporary resident or a hired laborer shall not eat of it.