Exodus 12

The Israelites observe the Passover by marking their doorposts with lamb's blood; the death angel passes over these homes while killing the Egyptian firstborn.[1] After Pharaoh releases them, the Israelites depart Egypt, spoil the Egyptians of gold and silver, and YHWH commands them to observe Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread annually.[1]

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and I will pass through in the land of Egypt on the night this and I will strike every firstborn in the land of Egypt from man and until beast and against all gods of Egypt I will execute judgments I YHWH
12 וְ/עָבַרְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 veavareti and I will pass through HC/Vqq1cs בְ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 veerets in the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַיִם֮ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah on the night HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֒ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms וְ/הִכֵּיתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehikeyti and I will strike HC/Vhq1cs כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal every HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn HNcmsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim-2 of Egypt HNp מֵ/אָדָ֖ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam from man HR/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and until HC/R בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah beast HNcfsa וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and against all HC/R/Ncmsc אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) gods HNcmpc מִצְרַ֛יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim-3 of Egypt HNp אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will execute HVqi1cs שְׁפָטִ֖ים 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 shefatim judgments HNcmpa אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp
Seven days unleavened bread you shall eat only on-the-day the-first you shall remove leaven from-your-houses for everyone eating what is leavened that soul shall be cut off the soul that from Israel from day the first until day the seventh
15 שִׁבְעַ֤ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat Seven HAcmsc יָמִים֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days HNcmpa מַצּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 matsot unleavened bread HNcfpa תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 tokhelu you shall eat HVqi2mp אַ֚ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only HTa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day HRd/Ncmsa הָ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the-first HTd/Aomsa תַּשְׁבִּ֥יתוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 tashebitu you shall remove HVhi2mp שְּׂאֹ֖ר 𐤔𐤀𐤓 seor leaven HNcmsa מִ/בָּתֵּי/כֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mibateykhem from-your-houses HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal everyone HNcmsc אֹכֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 okhel eating HVqrmsa חָמֵ֗ץ 𐤇𐤌𐤑 chamets what is leavened HNcmsa וְ/נִכְרְתָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄 venikheretah that soul shall be cut off HC/VNq3fs הַ/נֶּ֤פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the soul HTd/Ncbsa הַ/הִוא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahiv that HTd/Pp3fs מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel HR/Np מִ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 miom from day HR/Ncmsc הָ/רִאשֹׁ֖ן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍 harishon-2 the first HTd/Aomsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsc הַ/שְּׁבִעִֽי 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh HTd/Aomsa
and-on-the-day the-first convocation holy and-on-the-day the-seventh convocation holy shall-be to-you all work not shall-be-done in-them only that-which is-eaten for-every person it alone shall-be-done for-you
16 וּ/בַ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uvayom and-on-the-day HC/Rd/Ncmsa הָ/רִאשׁוֹן֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the-first HTd/Aomsa מִקְרָא 𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤀 miqera convocation HNcmsc קֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy HNcmsa וּ/בַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uvayom-2 and-on-the-day HC/Rd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the-seventh HTd/Aomsa מִקְרָא 𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤀 miqera-2 convocation HNcmsc קֹ֖דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh-2 holy HNcmsa יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall-be HVqi3ms לָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc מְלָאכָה֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 melakhah work HNcfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh shall-be-done HVNi3ms בָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in-them HR/Sp3mp אַ֚ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only HTa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that-which HTr יֵאָכֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yeakhel is-eaten HVNi3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for-every HR/Ncmsc נֶ֔פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh person HNcbsa ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms לְ/בַדּ֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤅 levado alone HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh-2 shall-be-done HVNi3ms לָ/כֶֽם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 for-you HR/Sp2mp
and-you-shall-keep [-direct object marker-] the-unleavened-breads for in-(the)-bone-of the-day this I-brought-out [-direct object marker-] hosts-of-you(pl) from-land Egypt and-you(pl)-shall-keep [-direct object marker-] the-day this for-generations-of-you(pl) statute eternal
17 וּ/שְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 ushemaretem and-you-shall-keep HC/Vqq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-direct object marker-] HTo הַ/מַּצּוֹת֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 hamatsot the-unleavened-breads HTd/Ncfpa כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בְּ/עֶ֨צֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌 beetsem in-(the)-bone-of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms הוֹצֵ֥אתִי 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 hotseti I-brought-out HVhp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [-direct object marker-] HTo צִבְאוֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 tsiveoteykhem hosts-of-you(pl) HNcbpc/Sp2mp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt HNp וּ/שְׁמַרְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 ushemaretem-2 and-you(pl)-shall-keep HC/Vqq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [-direct object marker-] HTo הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 the-day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֛ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this HTd/Pdxms לְ/דֹרֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ledoroteykhem for-generations-of-you(pl) HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp חֻקַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤒𐤕 chuqat statute HNcbsc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam eternal HNcmsa
and you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin and you shall apply to the lintel and to the two doorposts from the blood that is in the basin and you not shall go out any man from the door of his house until morning
22 וּ/לְקַחְתֶּ֞ם 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤌 uleqachetem and you shall take HC/Vqq2mp אֲגֻדַּ֣ת 𐤀𐤂𐤃𐤕 agudat a bunch of HNcfsc אֵז֗וֹב 𐤀𐤆𐤅𐤁 ezov hyssop HNcmsa וּ/טְבַלְתֶּם֮ 𐤅/𐤈𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤌 utevaletem and dip it HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/דָּ֣ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 badam in the blood HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr בַּ/סַּף֒ 𐤁/𐤎𐤐 basaf is in the basin HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הִגַּעְתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤏𐤕𐤌 vehigaetem and you shall apply HC/Vhq2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/מַּשְׁקוֹף֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤐 hamasheqof the lintel HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R שְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey the two HAcfdc הַ/מְּזוּזֹ֔ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤆𐤕 hamezuzot doorposts HTd/Ncfpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/דָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam the blood HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr בַּ/סָּ֑ף 𐤁/𐤎𐤐 basaf-2 is in the basin HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אַתֶּ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and you HC/Pp2mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵצְא֛וּ 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅 tetseu shall go out HVqi2mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish any man HNcmsa מִ/פֶּֽתַח 𐤌/𐤐𐤕𐤇 mipetach from the door HR/Ncmsc בֵּית֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto of his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR בֹּֽקֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer morning HNcmsa
and will pass through YHWH to strike (direct object marker) the Egyptians and will see (direct object marker) the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts and YHWH will pass over YHWH over the door and not will allow the destroyer to enter into your houses to strike
23 וְ/עָבַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veavar and will pass through HC/Vqq3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לִ/נְגֹּ֣ף 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤐 linegof to strike HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo מִצְרַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim the Egyptians HNp וְ/רָאָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 veraah and will see HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) HTo הַ/דָּם֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam the blood HTd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הַ/מַּשְׁק֔וֹף 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤐 hamasheqof the lintel HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on HC/R שְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey the two HAcfdc הַ/מְּזוּזֹ֑ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤆𐤕 hamezuzot doorposts HTd/Ncfpa וּ/פָסַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤐𐤎𐤇 ufasach and YHWH will pass over HC/Vqq3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over HR הַ/פֶּ֔תַח 𐤄/𐤐𐤕𐤇 hapetach the door HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יִתֵּן֙ 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will allow HVqi3ms הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 hamashechit the destroyer HTd/Ncmsa לָ/בֹ֥א 𐤋/𐤁𐤀 lavo to enter HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into HR בָּתֵּי/כֶ֖ם 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 bateykhem your houses HNcmpc/Sp2mp לִ/נְגֹּֽף 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤐 linegof-2 to strike HR/Vqc
you shall say sacrifice Passover it is to YHWH that passed over over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck (direct object marker) Egypt and our houses He saved and the people bowed the people and worshiped
27 וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֡ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem you shall say HC/Vqq2mp זֶֽבַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach sacrifice HNcmsc פֶּ֨סַח 𐤐𐤎𐤇 pesach Passover HNcmsa ה֜וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is HPp3ms לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr פָּ֠סַח 𐤐𐤎𐤇 pasach passed over HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR בָּתֵּ֤י 𐤁𐤕𐤉 batey the houses of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the children of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp בְּ/מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 bemitserayim in Egypt HR/Np בְּ/נָגְפּ֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤐/𐤅 benagepo when He struck HR/Vqc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo מִצְרַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To בָּתֵּ֣י/נוּ 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 bateynu our houses HNcmpc/Sp1cp הִצִּ֑יל 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 hitsil He saved HVhp3ms וַ/יִּקֹּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤃 vayiqod and the people bowed HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachauu and worshiped HC/Vtw3mp
And it came to pass at midnight the night YHWH struck all firstborn in the land of Egypt from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive that was in the house of the dungeon and all firstborn of cattle
29 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/חֲצִ֣י 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤉 bachatsi at midnight HR/Ncmsc הַ/לַּ֗יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יהוָה֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HC/Np הִכָּ֣ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck HVhp3ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֮ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn HNcmsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp מִ/בְּכֹ֤ר 𐤌/𐤁𐤊𐤓 mibekhor from the firstborn HR/Ncmsc פַּרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh of Pharaoh HNp הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁 hayoshev who sat HTd/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR כִּסְא֔/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַ֚ד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR בְּכ֣וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 the firstborn HNcmsc הַ/שְּׁבִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉 hashevi of the captive HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that was HTr בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house HR/Ncmsc הַ/בּ֑וֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤅𐤓 habor of the dungeon HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all HC/Ncmsc בְּכ֥וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-3 firstborn HNcmsc בְּהֵמָֽה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah of cattle HNcfsa
And they baked [direct object marker] the dough which they had brought out from Egypt cakes unleavened for not had leavened because they were thrust out from Egypt and not they could to tarry neither provisions not had they prepared for themselves
39 וַ/יֹּאפ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤐𐤅 vayofu And they baked HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/בָּצֵ֜ק 𐤄/𐤁𐤑𐤒 habatseq the dough HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הוֹצִ֧יאוּ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅 hotsiu they had brought out HVhp3cp מִ/מִּצְרַ֛יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt HR/Np עֻגֹ֥ת 𐤏𐤂𐤕 ugot cakes HNcfpa מַצּ֖וֹת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 matsot unleavened HNcfpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn חָמֵ֑ץ 𐤇𐤌𐤑 chamets had leavened HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because HC גֹרְשׁ֣וּ 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅 goreshu they were thrust out HVPp3cp מִ/מִּצְרַ֗יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim-2 from Egypt HR/Np וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יָֽכְלוּ֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yakhelu they could HVqp3cp לְ/הִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤌𐤄𐤌𐤄 lehitemahemeha to tarry HR/Vfc וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam neither HC/Ta צֵדָ֖ה 𐤑𐤃𐤄 tsedah provisions HNcbsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu had they prepared HVqp3cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp
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