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Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and he summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 1

מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 2

לְכָל\־le.khol<to> all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 3

זִקְנֵ֥יzik.Nei[the] elders of

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 17:5, Exodus 17:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 4

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 5

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 6

אֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 7

מִֽשְׁכ֗וּmish.Khudraw

Lemma: מָשַׁךְ (ma.shakh) · Strong's: H4900

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to draw

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Exodus 19:13, Deuteronomy 21:3, Joshua 6:5, Judges 4:6, Judges 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4900; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 8

וּקְח֨וּu.ke.Chuand take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 9

צֹ֛אןtzonsheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 10

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.Khemto clans your

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: family

Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 11

וְשַׁחֲט֥וּve.sha.cha.Tuand slaughter

Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to slaughter

Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:16, Exodus 29:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 12

הַפָּֽסַח\׃ha.Pa.sachthe passover

Lemma: פֶּ֫סַח (pe.sach) · Strong's: H6453

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Passover

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 34:25, Leviticus 23:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6453; TAHOT Exodus 12:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
summoned	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
them	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Go at once	→	מָשַׁךְ H4900 to draw
and select	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
for yourselves	→
a lamb	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
for each family	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
and slaughter	→	שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter
the Passover lamb	→	פֶּ֫סַח H6453 Passover

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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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