Exodus
Exodus 12:1–2
1Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
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Exodus 12:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Exodus 12:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| month | הַחֹ֧דֶשׁ | ha·ḥō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| is the beginning | רֹ֣אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of months | חֳדָשִׁ֑ים | ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| for you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| it | הוּא֙ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the first | רִאשׁ֥וֹן | ri·šō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| month | לְחָדְשֵׁ֖י | lə·ḥā·ḏə·šê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of your | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| year | הַשָּׁנָֽה׃ | haš·šā·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
Cross-references
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Exodus 12:2 Exodus 13:4 · Deuteronomy 16:1 · Exodus 34:18 · Exodus 23:15 · Leviticus 23:5 · Numbers 28:16 · Esther 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.