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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. (KJV)
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וְהָיָה֩ve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 1
הַיּ֨וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 2
הַזֶּ֤הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 3
לְזִכָּר֔וֹןle.zi.ka.Ron<into> a memorial
Lemma: זִכָּרוֹן (zikh.ron) · Strong's: H2146
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: memorial
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 13:9, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2146; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 4
וְחַגֹּתֶ֥םve.cha.go.Temand you will celebrate a festival
Lemma: חָגַג (cha.gag) · Strong's: H2287
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to celebrate
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 5:1, Exodus 23:14, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 23:41, Numbers 29:12, Deuteronomy 16:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2287; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 5
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 6
חַ֣גchaga festival
Lemma: חַג (chag) · Strong's: H2282
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: feast
Used 62 times. Also: Exodus 10:9, Exodus 13:6, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:18, Exodus 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2282; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 7
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehof Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 8
לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.Khemto generations your
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 9
חֻקַּ֥תchu.Kata statute of
Lemma: חֻקָּה (chuq.qah) · Strong's: H2708
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: statute
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 28:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2708; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 10
עוֹלָ֖םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 11
תְּחָגֻּֽהוּ\׃te.cha.Gu.huyou will celebrate as a festival it
Lemma: חָגַג (cha.gag) · Strong's: H2287
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to celebrate
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 5:1, Exodus 23:14, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 23:41, Numbers 29:12, Deuteronomy 16:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2287; TAHOT Exodus 12:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a memorial | → | זִכָּרוֹן H2146 memorial |
| for you | → | |
| and you are to celebrate | → | חָגַג H2287 to celebrate |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| as a feast | → | חַג H2282 feast |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| as a permanent | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| statute | → | חֻקָּה H2708 statute |
| for the generations to come | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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