Exodus

Exodus 13:15

¹⁵And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹה֮	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
stubbornly refused	הִקְשָׁ֣ה	hiq·šāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
to let us go	לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ֒	lə·šal·lə·ḥê·nū	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H7971 send
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
killed	וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
firstborn	בְּכוֹר֙	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
both	מִבְּכֹ֥ר	mib·bə·ḵōr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
beast	בְּהֵמָ֑ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
This is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I	אֲנִ֨י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
sacrifice	זֹבֵ֜חַ	zō·ḇê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the firstborn	פֶּ֤טֶר	pe·ṭer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6363 that which separates, first opens
male	הַזְּכָרִ֔ים	haz·zə·ḵā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2145 male
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
womb	רֶ֙חֶם֙	re·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H7358 womb
but I redeem	אֶפְדֶּֽה׃	’ep̄·deh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6299 ransom
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the firstborn	בְּכ֥וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of my sons	בָּנַ֖י	bā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1121 son

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