Exodus 13
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesאֶל־toהָעָ֗םthe peopleזָכ֞וֹרrememberאֶת־obj.הַיּ֤וֹםthe dayהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenיְצָאתֶ֤םyou went outמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙from Egyptמִבֵּ֣יתfrom a house ofעֲבָדִ֔יםslavesכִּ֚יforבְּחֹ֣זֶקwith strength ofיָ֔דhandהוֹצִ֧יאhe brought outיְהֹוָ֛הYahwehאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמִזֶּ֑הfrom hereוְלֹ֥אand notיֵאָכֵ֖לit will be eatenחָמֵֽץ׃leaven
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וְהָיָ֣הand it will beכִֽי־thatיְבִֽיאֲךָ֣he will bring youיְהוָ֡הYahwehאֶל־intoאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofהַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִיthe Canaanitesוְהַחִתִּ֨יand the Hittitesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יand the Amoritesוְהַחִוִּ֣יand the Hivitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֗יand the Jebusitesאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֤עhe sworeלַאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙to ancestors yourלָ֣תֶתto giveלָ֔ךְto youאֶ֛רֶץa landזָבַ֥תflowing ofחָלָ֖בmilkוּדְבָ֑שׁand honeyוְעָבַדְתָּ֛and you will serveאֶת־obj.הָעֲבֹדָ֥הthe serviceהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁin the monthהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְהָיָה֩and it will becomeלְךָ֨for youלְא֜וֹתinto a signעַל־onיָדְךָ֗hand yourוּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙and into a reminderבֵּ֣יןbetweenעֵינֶ֔יךָeyes yourלְמַ֗עַןso thatתִּהְיֶ֛הit may beתּוֹרַ֥תthe law ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּפִ֑יךָin mouth yourכִּ֚יforבְּיָ֣דby a handחֲזָקָ֔הstrongהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥he brought out youיְהֹוָ֖הYahwehמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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וְהָיָ֞הand it will beכִּֽי־thatיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥he will ask youבִנְךָ֛son yourמָחָ֖רin future timeלֵאמֹ֣רto sayingמַה־what?זֹּ֑אתis thisוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֵלָ֔יוto himבְּחֹ֣זֶקwith strength ofיָ֗דhandהוֹצִיאָ֧נוּhe brought out usיְהוָ֛הYahwehמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםfrom Egyptמִבֵּ֥יתfrom a house ofעֲבָדִֽים׃slaves
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכִּֽי־thatהִקְשָׁ֣הhe made stubbornפַרְעֹה֮Pharaohלְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒to let go usוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גand he killedיְהֹוָ֤הYahwehכָּל־everyבְּכוֹר֙firstbornבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptמִבְּכֹ֥רfrom the firstborn ofאָדָ֖םhumankindוְעַד־and untoבְּכ֣וֹרthe firstborn ofבְּהֵמָ֑הlivestockעַל־there-כֵּן֩-foreאֲנִ֨יIזֹבֵ֜חַam sacrificingלַֽיהוָ֗הto Yahwehכָּל־everyפֶּ֤טֶרfirstborn ofרֶ֙חֶם֙a wombהַזְּכָרִ֔יםthe malesוְכָל־and everyבְּכ֥וֹרthe firstborn ofבָּנַ֖יsons myאֶפְדֶּֽה׃I redeem
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבְּשַׁלַּ֣חwhen let goפַּרְעֹה֮Pharaohאֶת־obj.הָעָם֒the peopleוְלֹא־and notנָחָ֣םhe led themאֱלֹהִ֗יםGodדֶּ֚רֶךְthe way ofאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesכִּ֥יforקָר֖וֹבwas nearה֑וּאitכִּ֣י׀forאָמַ֣רhe saidאֱלֹהִ֗יםGodפֶּֽן־lestיִנָּחֵ֥םit should regretהָעָ֛םthe peopleבִּרְאֹתָ֥םwhen see theyמִלְחָמָ֖הbattleוְשָׁ֥בוּand they will returnמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃Egypt towards
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וַיִּקַּ֥חand he tookמֹשֶׁ֛הMosesאֶת־obj.עַצְמ֥וֹתthe bones ofיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephעִמּ֑וֹwith himכִּי֩forהַשְׁבֵּ֨עַcertainly to make swearהִשְׁבִּ֜יעַhe had made swearאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֤יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingפָּקֹ֨דcertainly to visitיִפְקֹ֤דhe will visitאֱלֹהִים֙Godאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youוְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧םand you will take upאֶת־obj.עַצְמֹתַ֛יbones myמִזֶּ֖הfrom hereאִתְּכֶֽם׃with you
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