Exodus 12:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”

Exodus 12:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 12:811 words

וְאָכְלוּwəʾāḵəlûAnd eat

אֶתʾet—

הַבָּשָׂרhabāśārThe flesh

בַּלַּיְלָהbalayəlāhIn twist

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

צְלִיṣəlîRoasted

אֵשׁʾēšFire

וּמַצּוֹתûmaṣwōtAnd sweetness

עַלʿalAbove

מְרֹרִיםmərōrîmBitter herb

יֹאכְלֻהוּyōʾḵəluhûEat

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאָכְלוּwəʾāḵəlûAnd eat

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַבָּשָׂרhabāśārThe flesh

בַּלַּיְלָהbalayəlāhIn twist

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

צְלִיṣəlîRoasted

אֵשׁʾēšFire

וּמַצּוֹתûmaṣwōtAnd sweetness

עַלʿalAbove

מְרֹרִיםmərōrîmBitter herb

יֹאכְלֻהוּyōʾḵəluhûEat

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