Focused Passage

Exodus 12:29-36

Passover, Judgment, and the Exodus from Egypt

The LORD institutes Passover and Unleavened Bread, shelters Israel through the blood of the lamb, strikes Egypt’s firstborn, brings Israel out with provision, and commands the redeemed people to remember and observe this deliverance.

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29Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.

30During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.

31Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.

32Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”

33And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”

34So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.

35Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.

36And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.

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Verse 29

Original words

Nowוַיְהִ֣י׀H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularat midnightבַּחֲצִ֣יH2677Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַלַּ֗יְלָהH3915Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORDוַֽיהוָה֮H3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularstruck downהִכָּ֣הH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singulareveryכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfirstbornבְּכוֹר֮H1060Noun - masculine singularmale in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒H4714Noun - proper - feminine singularfrom the firstbornמִבְּכֹ֤רH1060Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙H6547Noun - proper - masculine singularwho satהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בH3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionhis throneכִּסְא֔וֹH3678Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulartoעַ֚דH5704Prepositionthe firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרH1060Noun - masculine singular constructof the prisonerהַשְּׁבִ֔יH7628Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativein the dungeonבְּבֵ֣יתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַבּ֑וֹרH953Article | Noun - masculine singularas well as allוְכֹ֖לH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרH1060Noun - masculine singular constructamong the livestockבְּהֵמָֽה׃H929Noun - feminine singular
Verse 30

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During the nightלַ֗יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularPharaohפַּרְעֹ֜הH6547Noun - proper - masculine singulargot upוַיָּ֨קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularheה֤וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructhis officialsעֲבָדָיו֙H5650Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .מִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularthe Egyptiansבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand there wasוַתְּהִ֛יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularloudגְדֹלָ֖הH1419Adjective - feminine singularwailingצְעָקָ֥הH6818Noun - feminine singularin Egyptכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionfor there was noאֵ֣יןH369Adverbhouseבַּ֔יִתH1004Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativewithoutאֵֽין־H369Adverb. . .שָׁ֖םH8033Adverbsomeone deadמֵֽת׃H4191Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

Then [Pharaoh] summonedוַיִּקְרָא֩H7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֨הH4872Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ןH175Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularby nightלַ֗יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularand saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGet upק֤וּמוּH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralleaveצְּאוּ֙H3318Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural. . .מִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructmy peopleעַמִּ֔יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularbothגַּם־H1571Conjunctionyouאַתֶּ֖םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularGoוּלְכ֛וּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralworshipעִבְד֥וּH5647Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularas you have requestedכְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃H1696Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 32

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Takeקְח֛וּH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralyour flocksצֹאנְכֶ֨םH6629Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionherdsבְּקַרְכֶ֥םH1241Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralas wellגַּם־H1571Conjunctionjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeyou have saidדִּבַּרְתֶּ֖םH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluraland departוָלֵ֑כוּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralAnd blessוּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖םH1288Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralmeאֹתִֽי׃H853Direct object marker | first person common singularalsoגַּם־H1571Conjunction
Verse 33

Original words

And in order to send themלְשַׁלְּחָ֣םH7971Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralout ofמִן־H4480Prepositionthe landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularquicklyלְמַהֵ֖רH4116Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructthe Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙H4714Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionurgedוַתֶּחֱזַ֤קH2388Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularthe people onהָעָ֔םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularFor [otherwise]כִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthey saidאָמְר֖וּH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwe are allכֻּלָּ֥נוּH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralgoing to dieמֵתִֽים׃H4191Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Verse 34

Original words

So the peopleהָעָ֛םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertookוַיִּשָּׂ֥אH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir doughבְּצֵק֖וֹH1217Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbeforeטֶ֣רֶםH2962Adverbit was leavenedיֶחְמָ֑ץH2556Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular[carrying it] onעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir shouldersשִׁכְמָֽם׃H7926Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralin kneading bowlsמִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛םH4863Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwrappedצְרֻרֹ֥תH6887Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine pluralin clothingבְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖םH8071Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 35

Original words

Furthermore, the Israelitesוּבְנֵי־H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularactedעָשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralon Moses’מֹשֶׁ֑הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularwordכִּדְבַ֣רH1697Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructand askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙H7592Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםH4714Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularfor articlesכְּלֵי־H3627Noun - masculine plural constructof silverכֶ֛סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularandוּכְלֵ֥יH3627Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructgoldזָהָ֖בH2091Noun - masculine singularand for clothingוּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃H8071Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 36

Original words

And the LORDוַֽיהוָ֞הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singulargaveנָתַ֨ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe peopleהָעָ֛םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularsuch favorחֵ֥ןH2580Noun - masculine singularin the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdcof the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularthat they granted their requestוַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּםH7592Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralIn this way they plunderedוַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּH5337Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃פH4714Noun - proper - feminine singular

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