Exodus 12:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־יִמְעַ֣ט הַבַּיִת֮ מִהְיֹ֣ת מִשֶּׂה֒ וְלָקַ֣ח ה֗וּא וּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ הַקָּרֹ֥ב אֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ בְּמִכְסַ֣ת נְפָשֹׁ֑ת אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י אָכְל֔וֹ תָּכֹ֖סּוּ עַל־הַשֶּֽׂה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾim-yimʿaṭ ha-bayit mi-hĕyōt mi-śeh wə-lāqaḥ hûʾ û-šəkēnô ha-qārōb ʾel-bêtô bə-miksat nəpāšōt ʾîš lə-pî ʾoklô tākōssû ʿal-ha-śeh

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾim*: conjunction + conditional particle - and if
*yimʿaṭ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it is too small/few
*ha-bayit*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the house
*mi-hĕyōt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - from being
*mi-śeh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from [consuming] a lamb
*wə-lāqaḥ*: conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he shall take
*hûʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he
*û-šəkēnô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his neighbor
*ha-qārōb*: definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the near/closest
*ʾel*: preposition - to
*bêtô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house
*bə-miksat*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in/by count of
*nəpāšōt*: noun, feminine plural - persons/souls
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man/each one
*lə-pî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to
*ʾoklô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eating
*tākōssû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall count/compute
*ʿal*: preposition - for/concerning
*ha-śeh*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the lamb

Word Meanings

*yimʿaṭ*: be small/be few/be insufficient
*mi-hĕyōt*: from being/to be/from having
*miksat*: number/count/computation
*nəpāšōt*: souls/persons/individuals
*tākōssû*: count/compute/reckon/assign

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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