Exodus

Exodus 12:43–49

⁴³And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it. ⁴⁴But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. ⁴⁵A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover.

⁴⁶It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

⁴⁷The whole congregation of Israel must celebrate it. ⁴⁸If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it. ⁴⁹The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.”

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Exodus 12:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And 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	וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
This	זֹ֖את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the statute	חֻקַּ֣ת	ḥuq·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
of the Passover	הַפָּ֑סַח	hap·pā·saḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6453 passover
No	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
foreigner	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
is to eat	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
of it	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Exodus 12:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But any	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
slave	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
has been purchased	מִקְנַת־	miq·naṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4736 purahase
may eat	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
of it	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
after you have circumcised him	וּמַלְתָּ֣ה	ū·mal·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H4135 circumcise

Exodus 12:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A temporary resident	תּוֹשָׁ֥ב	tō·wō·šāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H8453 sojourner
or hired hand	וְשָׂכִ֖יר	wə·śā·ḵîr	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
shall not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	יֹ֥אכַל־	yō·ḵal-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

Exodus 12:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It must be eaten	יֵאָכֵ֔ל	yê·’ā·ḵêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
inside one	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
house	בְּבַ֤יִת	bə·ḇa·yiṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
You are not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to take	תוֹצִ֧יא	ṯō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
any of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the meat	הַבָּשָׂ֖ר	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
outside	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the house	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and you may not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
break	תִשְׁבְּרוּ־	ṯiš·bə·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
any of the bones	וְעֶ֖צֶם	wə·‘e·ṣem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self

Exodus 12:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֥ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
must celebrate	יַעֲשׂ֥וּ	ya·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
it	אֹתֽוֹ׃	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative

Exodus 12:48

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a foreigner	גֵּ֗ר	gêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
resides	יָג֨וּר	yā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
with	אִתְּךָ֜	’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
you and wants to celebrate	וְעָ֣שָׂה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the LORD’s	לַיהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Passover	פֶסַח֮	p̄e·saḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H6453 passover
all the	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
males	זָכָ֗ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
must be circumcised	הִמּ֧וֹל	him·mō·wl	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H4135 circumcise
then	וְאָז֙	wə·’āz	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
he may come near	יִקְרַ֣ב	yiq·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to celebrate it	לַעֲשֹׂת֔וֹ	la·‘ă·śō·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and he shall be	וְהָיָ֖ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a native	כְּאֶזְרַ֣ח	kə·’ez·raḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H249 a native
of the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
But no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
uncircumcised man	עָרֵ֖ל	‘ā·rêl	Adjective - masculine singular	H6189 having foreskin
may eat	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
of it	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Exodus 12:49

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The same	אַחַ֔ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
law	תּוֹרָ֣ה	tō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
shall apply	יִהְיֶ֖ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to both the native	לָֽאֶזְרָ֑ח	lā·’ez·rāḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H249 a native
and the foreigner	וְלַגֵּ֖ר	wə·lag·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
who resides	הַגָּ֥ר	hag·gār	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
among you	בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃	bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H8432 midst