EXODUS 12:13

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”

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Exodus 12:13 Translation & Meaning

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And the blood הַדָּ֨ם Blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood) blood
shall be וְהָיָה֩ To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) shall be
to you for a token לְאֹ֗ת A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc token
upon עַ֤ל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
the houses הַבָּתִּים֙ A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) houses
where אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc where
ye אַתֶּ֣ם Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you ye
are: (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
and when I see וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) see
the blood, הַדָּ֔ם Blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood) blood
I will pass וּפָֽסַחְתִּ֖י To hop, i.e., (figuratively) skip over (or spare); by implication, to hesitate; also (literally) to limp, to dance pass
over עֲלֵכֶ֑ם Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications over
you, and the plague נֶ֙גֶף֙ A trip (of the foot); figuratively, an infliction (of disease) plague
shall not וְלֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
be יִֽהְיֶ֨ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) be
upon you to destroy לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית Destructive, i.e., (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) upon destroy
you, (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
when I smite בְּהַכֹּתִ֖י To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) smite
the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) land
of Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt Egypt

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  • 11  And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.

  • 12  For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

  • 13  And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

  • 14  And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

  • 15  Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.




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