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Exodus 12:24 Interlinear

“And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever”

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Exodus 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם	H8104	And ye shall observe	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
2	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3	הַדָּבָ֣ר	H1697	this thing	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
4	הַזֶּ֑ה	H2088		the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
5	לְחָק	H2706	for an ordinance	an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
6	לְךָ֥	H0
7	וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ	H1121	to thee and to thy sons	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
8	עַד	H5704	for	as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
9	עוֹלָֽם׃	H5769	ever	properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

Exodus 12:24 (current)And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever