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Exodus 34:20

You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.
Exodus 34:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּפֶ֤טֶר חֲמוֹר֙ תִּפְדֶּ֣ה בְשֶׂ֔ה וְאִם־לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹ כֹּ֣ל בְּכ֤וֹר בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵרָא֥וּ פָנַ֖י רֵיקָֽם׃

  1. וּפֶ֤טֶרu.Fe.ter“and [the] firstborn of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫טֶר · “firstborn” · Strong's H6363A
  2. חֲמוֹר֙cha.mOr“a donkey”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֲמוֹר · “donkey” · Strong's H2543
  3. תִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.Deh“you will redeem”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּדָה · “to ransom” · Strong's H6299
  4. בְשֶׂ֔הve.Seh“with a sheep”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׂה · “sheep” · Strong's H7716
  5. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  6. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. תִפְדֶּ֖הtif.Deh“you will redeem [it]”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּדָה · “to ransom” · Strong's H6299
  8. וַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.To“and you will break neck its”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָרַף · “to break the neck” · Strong's H6202
  9. כֹּ֣לkol“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. בְּכ֤וֹרbe.Khor“[the] firstborn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  11. בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.kha“sons your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. תִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.Deh“you will redeem”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּדָה · “to ransom” · Strong's H6299
  13. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. יֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'U“people will present themselves”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  15. פָנַ֖יfa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  16. רֵיקָֽם׃rei.Kam“empty”
    Adverb · from רֵיקָם · “emptily” · Strong's H7387
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)