Exodus 12:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 12:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִמְעַ֣ט
mâʻaṭ
H4591
to diminish
הַבַּיִת֮
bayith
H1004
house
מִהְיֹ֣ת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִשֶּׂה֒
seh
H7716
sheep
וְלָקַ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹ
shâkên
H7934
inhabitant
הַקָּרֹ֥ב
qârôwb
H7138
near
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֖וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
בְּמִכְסַ֣ת
mikçâh
H4373
valuation
נְפָשֹׁ֑ת
nephesh
H5315
soul
אִ֚ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְפִ֣י
peh
H6310
mouth
אָכְל֔וֹ
ʼôkel
H400
food
תָּכֹ֖סּוּ
kâçaç
H3699
to reckon
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַשֶּֽׂה
seh
H7716
sheep
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World English Bible Public Domain
and if the household be too little for a lamb, then he and his neighbor next to his house shall take one according to the number of the souls; according to what everyone can eat you shall make your count for the lamb.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if the household is too few for having a lamb, then he and his neighbor near to his house by the number of people shall take the lamb; according to the eating of the mouth of each man you shall calculate it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).