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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29 Now 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.

30 During 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.

31 Then 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.

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

33 And 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!”

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

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

36 And 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

Now וַיְהִ֣י׀ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular at midnight בַּחֲצִ֣י H2677 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַלַּ֗יְלָה H3915 Article | Noun - masculine singular the LORD וַֽיהוָה֮ H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular struck down הִכָּ֣ה H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular every כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct firstborn בְּכוֹר֮ H1060 Noun - masculine singular male in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֒ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular from the firstborn מִבְּכֹ֤ר H1060 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה֙ H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular who sat הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב H3427 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his throne כִּסְא֔וֹ H3678 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular to עַ֚ד H5704 Preposition the firstborn בְּכ֣וֹר H1060 Noun - masculine singular construct of the prisoner הַשְּׁבִ֔י H7628 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative in the dungeon בְּבֵ֣ית H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַבּ֑וֹר H953 Article | Noun - masculine singular as well as all וְכֹ֖ל H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the firstborn בְּכ֥וֹר H1060 Noun - masculine singular construct among the livestock בְּהֵמָֽה׃ H929 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 30

Original words

During the night לַ֗יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֜ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular got up וַיָּ֨קָם H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular he ה֤וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct his officials עֲבָדָיו֙ H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular the Egyptians בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular and there was וַתְּהִ֛י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular loud גְדֹלָ֖ה H1419 Adjective - feminine singular wailing צְעָקָ֥ה H6818 Noun - feminine singular in Egypt כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction for there was no אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb house בַּ֔יִת H1004 Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative without אֵֽין־ H369 Adverb . . . שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb someone dead מֵֽת׃ H4191 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

Then [Pharaoh] summoned וַיִּקְרָא֩ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Moses לְמֹשֶׁ֨ה H4872 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Aaron וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ן H175 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular by night לַ֗יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular and said וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Get up ק֤וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural leave צְּאוּ֙ H3318 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural . . . מִתּ֣וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct my people עַמִּ֔י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular both גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction you אַתֶּ֖ם H859 Pronoun - second person masculine plural and גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular Go וּלְכ֛וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural worship עִבְד֥וּ H5647 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as you have requested כְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃ H1696 Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 32

Original words

Take קְח֛וּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural your flocks צֹאנְכֶ֨ם H6629 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural and גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction herds בְּקַרְכֶ֥ם H1241 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural as well גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative you have said דִּבַּרְתֶּ֖ם H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural and depart וָלֵ֑כוּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural And bless וּבֵֽרַכְתֶּ֖ם H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural me אֹתִֽי׃ H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular also גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction
Verse 33

Original words

And in order to send them לְשַׁלְּחָ֣ם H7971 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural out of מִן־ H4480 Preposition the land הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular quickly לְמַהֵ֖ר H4116 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct the Egyptians מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition urged וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק H2388 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular the people on הָעָ֔ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular For [otherwise] כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction they said אָמְר֖וּ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural we are all כֻּלָּ֥נוּ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural going to die מֵתִֽים׃ H4191 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Verse 34

Original words

So the people הָעָ֛ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker took וַיִּשָּׂ֥א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular their dough בְּצֵק֖וֹ H1217 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular before טֶ֣רֶם H2962 Adverb it was leavened יֶחְמָ֑ץ H2556 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular [carrying it] on עַל־ H5921 Preposition their shoulders שִׁכְמָֽם׃ H7926 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural in kneading bowls מִשְׁאֲרֹתָ֛ם H4863 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural wrapped צְרֻרֹ֥ת H6887 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural in clothing בְּשִׂמְלֹתָ֖ם H8071 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 35

Original words

Furthermore, the Israelites וּבְנֵי־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular acted עָשׂ֖וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural on Moses’ מֹשֶׁ֑ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular word כִּדְבַ֣ר H1697 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct and asked וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ H7592 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the Egyptians מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular for articles כְּלֵי־ H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct of silver כֶ֛סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular and וּכְלֵ֥י H3627 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct gold זָהָ֖ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular and for clothing וּשְׂמָלֹֽת׃ H8071 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 36

Original words

And the LORD וַֽיהוָ֞ה H3068 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular gave נָתַ֨ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the people הָעָ֛ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular such favor חֵ֥ן H2580 Noun - masculine singular in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֥י H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc of the Egyptians מִצְרַ֖יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular that they granted their request וַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּם H7592 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural In this way they plundered וַֽיְנַצְּל֖וּ H5337 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Egyptians מִצְרָֽיִם׃פ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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