Category Archives: Exodus

וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לְבִנְךָ֔ בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לִ֔י בְּצֵאתִ֖י מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘It is because of this that YHWH acted for me when I came out of Mitsrayim.’   Morphology … Continue reading →

מַצֹּות֙ יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־יֵרָאֶ֨ה לְךָ֜ חָמֵ֗ץ וְלֹֽא־יֵרָאֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ שְׂאֹ֖ר בְּכָל־גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days, and no leaven shall be seen with you, nor shall any leavening be seen with you in all your borders. … Continue reading →

שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים תֹּאכַ֣ל מַצֹּ֑ת וּבַיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י חַ֖ג לַיהוָֽה׃ Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to YHWH.   Morphology שִׁבְעַ֥ת (shivʿat) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֣ה כִֽי־יְבִֽיאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֡ה אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽ֠כְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּ֨י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜י וְהַחִוִּ֣י וְהַיְבוּסִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֤ע לַאֲבֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ לָ֣תֶת לָ֔ךְ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַזֶּֽה׃ And it shall be, when YHWH brings you into the land of the Kenaʿani, the Ḥitti, the … Continue reading →

הַיֹּ֖ום אַתֶּ֣ם יֹצְאִ֑ים בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הָאָבִֽיב׃ This day you are going out in the month of Aviv.   Morphology הַיֹּ֖ום (hayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “This day”; Notes: Refers to the specific day … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָעָ֗ם זָכֹ֞ור אֶת־הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצָאתֶ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד הֹוצִ֧יא יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִזֶּ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יֵאָכֵ֖ל חָמֵֽץ׃ And Moshe said to the people, “Remember this day, on which you went out from Egypt, from the house … Continue reading →

קַדֶּשׁ־לִ֨י כָל־בְּכֹ֜ור פֶּ֤טֶר כָּל־רֶ֨חֶם֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֖י הֽוּא׃ “Consecrate to Me every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the children of Yisraʾel, both of man and of beast; it is Mine.”   Morphology קַדֶּשׁ־לִ֨י (qaddesh-li) – … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (d-b-r); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he spoke”; Notes: Indicates divine communication. יְהוָ֖ה (yhwh) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה הֹוצִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם׃ פ And it came to pass on that very day, YHWH brought the children of Yisra’el out of the land of Mitsrayim by their divisions.   Morphology וַיְהִ֕י (vayehi) … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֖ן כֵּ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃ ס And all the children of Yisraʾel did as YHWH had commanded Moshe and Aharon; so they did.   Morphology וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֖וּ (vayyaʿasu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, … Continue reading →

תֹּורָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖ה לָֽאֶזְרָ֑ח וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתֹוכְכֶֽם׃ One law shall be for the native and for the sojourner who dwells among you.”   Morphology תֹּורָ֣ה (torah) – Root: ירה (y-r-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Law”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וְכִֽי־יָג֨וּר אִתְּךָ֜ גֵּ֗ר וְעָ֣שָׂה פֶסַח֮ לַיהוָה֒ הִמֹּ֧ול לֹ֣ו כָל־זָכָ֗ר וְאָז֙ יִקְרַ֣ב לַעֲשֹׂתֹ֔ו וְהָיָ֖ה כְּאֶזְרַ֣ח הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכָל־עָרֵ֖ל לֹֽא־יֹ֥אכַל בֹּֽו׃ If a sojourner dwells with you and desires to perform the Pesaḥ to YHWH, let every male be circumcised, and then he … Continue reading →

כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יַעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֹֽו׃ The whole assembly of Yisraʾel shall perform it.   Morphology כָּל־עֲדַ֥ת (kol-ʿadat) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “The whole assembly of”; Notes: Refers to the entire community of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yisraʾel) … Continue reading →

בְּבַ֤יִת אֶחָד֙ יֵאָכֵ֔ל לֹא־תֹוצִ֧יא מִן־הַבַּ֛יִת מִן־הַבָּשָׂ֖ר ח֑וּצָה וְעֶ֖צֶם לֹ֥א תִשְׁבְּרוּ־בֹֽו׃ It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the meat outside of the house, and you shall not break a bone of it.   Morphology … Continue reading →

תֹּושָׁ֥ב וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל־בֹּֽו׃ A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat of it.   Morphology תֹּושָׁ֥ב (toshav) – Root: ישב (y-sh-b); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “A sojourner”; Notes: Refers to a resident alien or temporary dweller. וְשָׂכִ֖יר … Continue reading →

וְכָל־עֶ֥בֶד אִ֖ישׁ מִקְנַת־כָּ֑סֶף וּמַלְתָּ֣ה אֹתֹ֔ו אָ֖ז יֹ֥אכַל בֹּֽו׃ And every slave of a man, bought with money, you shall circumcise him, then he may eat of it.   Morphology וְכָל־עֶ֥בֶד (vechol-eved) – Root: עבד (ʿ-b-d); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן זֹ֖את חֻקַּ֣ת הַפָּ֑סַח כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל בֹּֽו׃ And YHWH said to Moshe and Aharon, “This is the statute of the Pesaḥ: No foreigner shall eat of it.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

לֵ֣יל שִׁמֻּרִ֥ים הוּא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לְהֹוצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הֽוּא־הַלַּ֤יְלָה הַזֶּה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁמֻּרִ֛ים לְכָל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פ A night of vigil it is for YHWH, to bring them out from the land of Mitsrayim. This is the night for YHWH, a vigil … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י מִקֵּץ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֶ֨צֶם֙ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה יָֽצְא֛וּ כָּל־צִבְאֹ֥ות יְהוָ֖ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And it came to pass at the end of thirty years and four hundred years, on this very day, that all the hosts of … Continue reading →

וּמֹושַׁב֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשְׁב֖וּ בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות שָׁנָֽה׃ And the dwelling of the children of Yisra’el, which they lived in Mitsrayim, was thirty years and four hundred years.   Morphology וּמֹושַׁב֙ (umoshev) – Root: ישב (y-sh-b); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאפ֨וּ אֶת־הַבָּצֵ֜ק אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֹוצִ֧יאוּ מִמִּצְרַ֛יִם עֻגֹ֥ת מַצֹּ֖ות כִּ֣י לֹ֣א חָמֵ֑ץ כִּֽי־גֹרְשׁ֣וּ מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם וְלֹ֤א יָֽכְלוּ֙ לְהִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ וְגַם־צֵדָ֖ה לֹא־עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶֽם׃ And they baked the dough which they brought out from Mitsrayim into unleavened cakes, for it was not leavened, because they were … Continue reading →

וְגַם־עֵ֥רֶב רַ֖ב עָלָ֣ה אִתָּ֑ם וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר מִקְנֶ֖ה כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃ And also a mixed multitude went up with them, and flocks and herds, a very great amount of livestock.   Morphology וְגַם־עֵ֥רֶב (vegam-ʿerev) – Root: ערב (ʿ-r-b); Form: Conjunction + Noun, … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵרַעְמְסֵ֖ס סֻכֹּ֑תָה כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֨ות אֶ֧לֶף רַגְלִ֛י הַגְּבָרִ֖ים לְבַ֥ד מִטָּֽף׃ And the children of Yisra’el journeyed from Raʿmeses to Sukkot, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides children.   Morphology וַיִּסְע֧וּ (vayyisʿu) – Root: נסע (n-s-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וַֽיהוָ֞ה נָתַ֨ן אֶת־חֵ֥ן הָעָ֛ם בְּעֵינֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּם וַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּ אֶת־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ And YHWH gave the people favor in the eyes of the Mitsrayim, and they granted their request, and they plundered Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַֽיהוָ֞ה (vayyhwh) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עָשׂ֖וּ כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם כְּלֵי־כֶ֛סֶף וּכְלֵ֥י זָהָ֖ב וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃ And the children of Yisra’el did according to the word of Moshe, and they asked from the Mitsrayim articles of silver, articles of gold, and garments.   Morphology וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (uvenei-yisraʾel) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א הָעָ֛ם אֶת־בְּצֵקֹ֖ו טֶ֣רֶם יֶחְמָ֑ץ מִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛ם צְרֻרֹ֥ת בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖ם עַל־שִׁכְמָֽם׃ And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading bowls bound in their garments on their shoulders.   Morphology וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (vayyisa) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ עַל־הָעָ֔ם לְמַהֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּחָ֣ם מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ כֻּלָּ֥נוּ מֵתִֽים׃ And Mitsrayim pressed upon the people to hasten to send them out of the land, for they said, “We are all dead.”   Morphology וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק (vatteḥezaq) – Root: חזק (ḥ-z-q); … Continue reading →

גַּם־צֹאנְכֶ֨ם גַּם־בְּקַרְכֶ֥ם קְח֛וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּרְתֶּ֖ם וָלֵ֑כוּ וּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖ם גַּם־אֹתִֽי׃ Take also your flocks and also your herds, as you have spoken, and go, and bless me also.”   Morphology גַּם־צֹאנְכֶ֨ם (gam-tzonkhem) – Root: צאן (tz-n); Form: Adverb + Noun, feminine singular … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָא֩ לְמֹשֶׁ֨ה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ן לַ֗יְלָה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ ק֤וּמוּ צְּאוּ֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ עַמִּ֔י גַּם־אַתֶּ֖ם גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּלְכ֛וּ עִבְד֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה כְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃ And he called to Moshe and to Aharon by night and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קָם פַּרְעֹ֜ה לַ֗יְלָה ה֤וּא וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו֙ וְכָל־מִצְרַ֔יִם וַתְּהִ֛י צְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־אֵ֣ין בַּ֔יִת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם מֵֽת׃ And Parʿo rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all Mitsrayim, and there was a great cry in Mitsrayim, for there … Continue reading →