Exodus
Exodus 12:4
4If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the household | הַבַּיִת֮ | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| is too small | יִמְעַ֣ט | yim·‘aṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4591 be or become small, diminished, few |
| for a whole lamb | מִשֶּׂה֒ | miś·śeh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| they are to | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| share with | וְלָקַ֣ח | wə·lā·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the nearest | הַקָּרֹ֥ב | haq·qā·rōḇ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7138 near |
| neighbor | וּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ | ū·šə·ḵê·nōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7934 inhabitant, neighbour |
| based on the number | בְּמִכְסַ֣ת | bə·miḵ·saṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4373 computation |
| of people | נְפָשֹׁ֑ת | nə·p̄ā·šōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and apportion | תָּכֹ֖סּוּ | tā·ḵōs·sū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3699 compute |
| the lamb | הַשֶּֽׂה׃ | haś·śeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| accordingly | אִ֚ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.