Exodus
Exodus 12:8–9
8They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
9Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire— its head and legs and inner parts.
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Exodus 12:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They are to eat | וְאָכְל֥וּ | wə·’ā·ḵə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H398 eat |
| the meat | הַבָּשָׂ֖ר | hab·bā·śār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| that | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| night | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | bal·lay·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| roasted | צְלִי־ | ṣə·lî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6748 et |
| over the fire | אֵ֣שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| along with unleavened bread | וּמַצּ֔וֹת | ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H4682 unleavened bread, or cake(s) |
| and bitter herbs | מְרֹרִ֖ים | mə·rō·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4844 bitter thing, bitter herb |
Exodus 12:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| eat | תֹּאכְל֤וּ | tō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| any of | מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| raw | נָ֔א | nā | Adjective - masculine singular | H4995 tough, uncooked |
| or cooked | מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל | mə·ḇuš·šāl | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H1310 boil, seethe |
| in boiling | וּבָשֵׁ֥ל | ū·ḇā·šêl | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H1311 cooked, boiled |
| water | בַּמָּ֑יִם | bam·mā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| but only | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| roasted | צְלִי־ | ṣə·lî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6748 et |
| over the fire | אֵ֔שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| its head | רֹאשׁ֥וֹ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| legs | כְּרָעָ֖יו | kə·rā·‘āw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3767 leg |
| and inner parts | קִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | qir·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
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Exodus 12:8 Exodus 34:25 · Deuteronomy 16:7 · Deuteronomy 16:3–4 · Exodus 1:14 · Exodus 13:7 · Numbers 9:11–12 · Exodus 23:18 · Isaiah 53:10 · Exodus 13:3 · John 6:52–57 · 1 Corinthians 5:6–8
Exodus 12:9 Exodus 12:8 · Deuteronomy 16:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.