Exodus

Exodus 12:5–6

⁵Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. ⁶You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.^b

Footnotes

b 12:6 Hebrew between the two evenings

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Exodus 12:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
lamb	שֶׂ֥ה	śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
must be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an unblemished	תָמִ֛ים	ṯā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
year-old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
male	זָכָ֥ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
you may take	תִּקָּֽחוּ׃	tiq·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3947 take
it from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the sheep	הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים	hak·kə·ḇā·śîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3532 lamb
or the goats	הָעִזִּ֖ים	hā·‘iz·zîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat

Exodus 12:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
keep	לְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת	lə·miš·me·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4931 guard, watch
it	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
until	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the fourteenth	אַרְבָּעָ֥ה	’ar·bā·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H702 four
day	י֖וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
when the whole	כֹּ֛ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	קְהַ֥ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of the congregation	עֲדַֽת־	‘ă·ḏaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
will slaughter	וְשָׁחֲט֣וּ	wə·šā·ḥă·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
at	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
twilight	הָעַרְבָּֽיִם׃	hā·‘ar·bā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H6153 (sun)set, evening

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Exodus 12:5 Hebrews 9:13–14 · 1 Peter 1:18–19 · Malachi 1:14 · Malachi 1:7–8 · Deuteronomy 17:1 · Leviticus 23:12 · Leviticus 22:18–24 · Hebrews 7:26 · Leviticus 1:10 · Leviticus 1:3

Exodus 12:6 Leviticus 23:5 · 2 Chronicles 30:15–18 · Numbers 28:16 · Exodus 12:18 · Numbers 9:1–3 · Numbers 9:11 · Acts 4:27 · Ezekiel 45:21 · Deuteronomy 16:1–6 · Exodus 16:12 · Mark 15:8 · Mark 15:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.