Exodus 12:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.”

Exodus 12:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 12:419 words

וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!

יִמְעַטyiməʿaṭPare

הַבַּיִתhabayitThe a house

מִהְיֹתmihəyōtFrom exist

מִשֶּׂהmiśehFrom sheep

וְלָקַחwəlāqaḥAnd take

הוּאhûʾHe

וּשְׁכֵנוֹûšəḵēnwōAnd resident

הַקָּרֹבhaqārōvThe near

אֶלʾelNear

בֵּיתוֹbêtwōA house

בְּמִכְסַתbəmiḵəsatIn enumeration

נְפָשֹׁתnəp̄āšōtSoul

אִישׁʾîšMan

לְפִיləp̄îTo mouth

אָכְלוֹʾāḵəlwōFood

תָּכֹסּוּtāḵōsûEstimate

עַלʿalAbove

הַשֶּׂהhaśehThe sheep

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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