Exodus 13

YHWH commands the Israelites to consecrate all firstborn males of man and beast to Him, as they belong to Him in remembrance of the plague of the firstborn.[5] YHWH leads the people out of Egypt as a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night.[1]

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Verse 3
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa זָכ֞וֹר 𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤓 zakhor remember remembering HVqa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in which that-which HTr יְצָאתֶ֤ם 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 yetsatem you came out you went out HVqp2mp מִ/מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדִ֔ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim of slaves male servants HNcmpa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בְּ/חֹ֣זֶק 𐤁/𐤇𐤆𐤒 bechozeq with strength with strength HR/Ncmsc יָ֔ד 𐤉𐤃 yad of hand open hand HNcbsa הוֹצִ֧יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi brought out he caused to go out HVhp3ms יְהֹוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מִ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from this from this HR/Pdxms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יֵאָכֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yeakhel shall be eaten he/it will be consumed HVNi3ms חָמֵֽץ 𐤇𐤌𐤑 chamets leaven fermented substance HNcmsa
Verse 5
וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כִֽי 𐤊𐤉 khi when because HC יְבִֽיאֲ/ךָ֣ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤊 yeviakha he brings you he will bring you in HVhi3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc הַֽ֠/כְּנַעֲנִי 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani of the Canaanite the Kenaanite the Kenaani HTd/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/חִתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 vehachiti and the Hittite and the Hittite and the Chiti HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/אֱמֹרִ֜י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 vehaemori and the Amorite and the Amorite and the Emori HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/חִוִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤉 vehachivi and the Hivite and the Hivite and the Chivi HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/יְבוּסִ֗י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 vehayevusi and the Jebusite and the Yebusi and the Yevusi HC/Td/Ngmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֤ע 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 nisheba he swore he bound himself by oath HVNp3ms לַ/אֲבֹתֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 laavoteykha to your fathers to your fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms לָ֣/תֶת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs אֶ֛רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets-2 land land HNcbsa זָבַ֥ת 𐤆𐤁𐤕 zavat flowing flowing HVqrfsc חָלָ֖ב 𐤇𐤋𐤁 chalav with milk milk HNcmsa וּ/דְבָ֑שׁ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤔 udevash and honey and honey-syrup HC/Ncmsa וְ/עָבַדְתָּ֛ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 veavadeta you shall serve and you worked HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הָ/עֲבֹדָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah the service the service-labor HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month in the new-moon cycle HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms
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וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because HC הִקְשָׁ֣ה 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤄 hiqeshah stubbornly refused he made hard HVhp3ms פַרְעֹה֮ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 fareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp לְ/שַׁלְּחֵ/נוּ֒ 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤅 leshalechenu to let us go to send us forth HR/Vpc/Sp1cp וַ/יַּהֲרֹ֨ג 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂 vayaharog the YHWH killed and he killed HC/Vqw3ms יְהֹוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בְּכוֹר֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor firstborn firstborn of HNcmsa בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp מִ/בְּכֹ֥ר 𐤌/𐤁𐤊𐤓 mibekhor from the firstborn from firstborn of HR/Ncmsc אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being HNcmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to HC/R בְּכ֣וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-2 firstborn firstborn of HNcmsc בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah of beast land beast HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al Therefore upon HR כֵּן֩ 𐤊𐤍 ken therefore thus HTm אֲנִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs זֹבֵ֜חַ 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zovecha sacrifice the slaughtering-one HVqrmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc פֶּ֤טֶר 𐤐𐤈𐤓 peter that opens womb-opener HNcmsc רֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤓𐤇𐤌 rechem the womb womb HNcmsa הַ/זְּכָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 hazekharim the males the males HTd/Ncmpa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal but all and whole of HC/Ncmsc בְּכ֥וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor-3 firstborn firstborn of HNcmsc בָּנַ֖/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 banay Bene (Bemba) of my sons my sons HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֶפְדֶּֽה 𐤀𐤐𐤃𐤄 efedeh I redeem I will redeem HVqi1cs
Verse 17
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/שַׁלַּ֣ח 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤇 beshalach when sending intensive sending HR/Vpc פַּרְעֹה֮ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/עָם֒ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn נָחָ֣/ם 𐤍𐤇/𐤌 nacham led them he guided them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa דֶּ֚רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way path of HNcbsc אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC קָר֖וֹב 𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁 qarov near near HAamsa ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he HPp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said HVqp3ms אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa פֶּֽן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יִנָּחֵ֥ם 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 yinachem change their minds he will be moved to relent HVNi3ms הָ/עָ֛ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa בִּ/רְאֹתָ֥/ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 bireotam seeing it in their seeing HR/Vqc/Sp3mp מִלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war armed conflict HNcfsa וְ/שָׁ֥בוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤅 veshavu and they return and they turned back HC/Vqq3cp מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤄 mitserayemah to Egypt toward Mitsrayim from Mitserayim HNp/Sd
Verse 19
וַ/יִּקַּ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֛ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et את object-marker HTo עַצְמ֥וֹת 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕 atsemot bones bones of HNcfpc יוֹסֵ֖ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef of Joseph He adds Yosef HNp עִמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤏 hashebea he had sworn causing to swear HVha הִשְׁבִּ֜יעַ 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏 hishebia he made swear he bound by oath HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 את object-marker HTo בְּנֵ֤י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc פָּקֹ֨ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 paqod visit to attend to HVqa יִפְקֹ֤ד 𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 yifeqod will visit he will attend to HVqi3ms אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp וְ/הַעֲלִיתֶ֧ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 vehaalitem and you shall carry up and you caused to ascend HC/Vhq2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 את object-marker HTo עַצְמֹתַ֛/י 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤕/𐤉 atsemotay my bones my bones HNcfpc/Sp1cs מִ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from this from this HR/Pdxms אִתְּ/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp
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