YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁהsaying,לֵּאמֹר
“Consecrateקַדֶּשׁto meלִיeveryכָלfirstborn;בְּכוֹרthe first offspringפֶּטֶרof everyכָּלwombרֶחֶםamong the sonsבִּבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלof peopleבָּאָדָםandוּof animals,בַבְּהֵמָהis mine.”לִי הוּא
Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Rememberזָכוֹרthisהַזֶּהdayאֶת הַיּוֹםon whichאֲשֶׁרyou came outיְצָאתֶםof Egypt,מִמִּצְרַיִםout of the houseמִבֵּיתof slaves,עֲבָדִיםforכִּיwith a strongבְּחֹזֶקhandיָדYHWHיְהֹוָהbrought you outהוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶםfrom here;מִזֶּהand noוְלֹאleavened breadחָמֵץshall be eaten.יֵאָכֵל
Todayהַיּוֹםyouאַתֶּםare going out,יֹצְאִיםin the monthבְּחֹדֶשׁof Abib.הָאָבִיב
Whenוְהָיָה כִיYHWHיְהוָהbrings youיְבִיאֲךָto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof the Canaanites,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittites,וְהַחִתִּיthe Amorites,וְהָאֱמֹרִיthe Hivites,וְהַחִוִּיand the Jebusites,וְהַיְבוּסִיwhichאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶיךָto giveלָתֶתyou,לָךְa landאֶרֶץflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבָשׁyou shall performוְעָבַדְתָּthisהַזֹּאתserviceאֶת הָעֲבֹדָהin thisהַזֶּהmonth.בַּחֹדֶשׁ
Sevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםyou shall eatתֹּאכַלunleavened bread,מַצֹּתand on the seventh dayוּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִיthere shall be a festivalחַגto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Unleavened breadמַצּוֹתshall be eatenיֵאָכֵלforאֵתthe sevenשִׁבְעַתdays;הַיָּמִיםnoוְלֹאleavened breadחָמֵץshall be seenיֵרָאֶהwith you,לְךָand noוְלֹאleavenשְׂאֹרshall be seenיֵרָאֶהwith youלְךָin allבְּכָלyour territory.גְּבֻלֶךָ
You shall tellוְהִגַּדְתָּyour sonלְבִנְךָon thatהַהוּאday,בַּיּוֹםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘This is because ofבַּעֲבוּרwhatזֶהYHWHיְהוָהdidעָשָׂהfor meלִיwhen I came outבְּצֵאתִיof Egypt.’מִמִּצְרָיִם
It shall beוְהָיָהfor youלְךָas a signלְאוֹתon your handעַל יָדְךָand as a memorialוּלְזִכָּרוֹןbetween your eyes,בֵּין עֵינֶיךָso thatלְמַעַןthe instructionתּוֹרַתof YHWHיְהוָהmay beתִּהְיֶהin your mouth;בְּפִיךָforכִּיwith a strongבְּ חֲזָקָהhandיָדYHWHיְהֹוָהbrought you outהוֹצִאֲךָof Egypt.מִמִּצְרָיִם
You shall keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּthisהַזֹּאתstatuteאֶת הַחֻקָּהat its appointed timeלְמוֹעֲדָהּfrom yearמִיָּמִיםto year.יָמִימָה
Whenוְהָיָה כִּיYHWHיְהוָהbrings youיְבִאֲךָto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof the Canaanites,הַכְּנַעֲנִיasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto youלְךָand to your fathers,וְלַאֲבֹתֶיךָand gives itוּנְתָנָהּto you,לָךְ
you shall dedicateוְהַעֲבַרְתָּto YHWHלַיהֹוָהeveryכָלfirst offspringפֶּטֶרof the womb,רֶחֶםand everyוְכָלfirst offspringפֶּטֶרof the youngשֶׁגֶרof animalsבְּהֵמָהthatאֲשֶׁרyou have;יִהְיֶה לְךָthe malesהַזְּכָרִיםshall be YHWH’s.לַיהוָה
Everyוְכָלfirst offspringפֶּטֶרof a donkeyחֲמֹרyou shall ransomתִּפְדֶּהwith a lamb;בְשֶׂהand ifוְאִםyou do notלֹאransom it,תִפְדֶּהyou shall break its neck.וַעֲרַפְתּוֹAnd everyוְכֹלhumanאָדָםfirstbornבְּכוֹרamong your sonsבְּבָנֶיךָyou shall ransom.תִּפְדֶּה
Whenוְהָיָה כִּיyour sonבִנְךָasks youיִשְׁאָלְךָin time to come,מָחָרsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Whatמַהis this?’זֹּאתyou shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘With a strongבְּחֹזֶקhandיָדYHWHיְהוָהbrought us outהוֹצִיאָנוּof Egypt,מִמִּצְרַיִםfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof slaves.עֲבָדִים
Whenוַיְהִי כִּיPharaohפַרְעֹהhardened himselfהִקְשָׁהagainst letting us go,לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּYHWHיְהֹוָהkilledוַיַּהֲרֹגeveryכָּלfirstbornבְּכוֹרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםbothמִthe firstbornבְּכֹרof peopleאָדָםandוְעַדthe firstbornבְּכוֹרof animals.בְּהֵמָהThat is whyעַל כֵּןIאֲנִיsacrificeזֹבֵחַto YHWHלַיהוָהeveryכָּלfirst offspringפֶּטֶרof the wombרֶחֶםthat is male,הַזְּכָרִיםbut everyוְכָלfirstbornבְּכוֹרof my sonsבָּנַיI ransom.’אֶפְדֶּה
It shall beוְהָיָהas a signלְאוֹתon your handעַל יָדְכָהand as frontletsוּלְטוֹטָפֹתbetween your eyes,בֵּין עֵינֶיךָforכִּיwith a strongבְּחֹזֶקhandיָדYHWHיְהוָהbrought us outהוֹצִיאָנוּof Egypt.”מִמִּצְרָיִם
Whenוַיְהִי בְּPharaohפַּרְעֹהletשַׁלַּחthe peopleאֶת הָעָםgo,שַׁלַּחElohimאֱלֹהִיםdid notוְלֹאlead themנָחָםby the wayדֶּרֶךְof the landאֶרֶץof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםalthoughכִּיitהוּאwas near;קָרוֹבforכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםsaid,אָמַר“Lestפֶּןthe peopleהָעָםrelentיִנָּחֵםwhen they seeבִּרְאֹתָםwarמִלְחָמָהand returnוְשָׁבוּto Egypt.”מִצְרָיְמָה
So Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםled the people aroundיַּסֵּב אֶת הָעָםby the wayדֶּרֶךְof the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרtoward the Sea of Reeds.יַם סוּףAnd the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent upעָלוּin battle formationחֲמֻשִׁיםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Mosesמֹשֶׁהtookוַיִּקַּחthe bonesאֶת עַצְמוֹתof Josephיוֹסֵףwith him,עִמּוֹforכִּיhe had solemnly madeהַשְׁבֵּעַthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלswear,הִשְׁבִּיעַsaying,לֵאמֹר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwill surelyפָּקֹדattend toיִפְקֹדyou,אֶתְכֶםand you shall carry upוְהַעֲלִיתֶםmy bonesאֶת עַצְמֹתַיfrom hereמִזֶּהwith you.”אִתְּכֶם
They set outוַיִּסְעוּfrom Succothמִסֻּכֹּתand campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Etham,בְאֵתָםon the edgeבִּקְצֵהof the wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּר
YHWHוַיהוָהwentהֹלֵךְbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםby dayיוֹמָםin a pillarבְּעַמּוּדof cloudעָנָןto lead themלַנְחֹתָםalong the way,הַדֶּרֶךְandוְby nightלַיְלָהin a pillarבְּעַמּוּדof fireאֵשׁto give lightלְהָאִירto them,לָהֶםso that they could travelלָלֶכֶתby dayיוֹמָםandוָby night.לָיְלָה
The pillarעַמּוּדof cloudהֶעָנָןby dayיוֹמָםandוְthe pillarעַמּוּדof fireהָאֵשׁby nightלָיְלָהdid notלֹאdepartיָמִישׁfrom beforeלִפְנֵיthe people.הָעָם