Exodus 12:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְאִםh518
1too littleיִמְעַ֣טh4591
10And if the householdבֵּית֖וֹh1004
3beמִֽהְי֣וֹתh1961
18for the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃h7716
5takeוְלָקַ֣חh3947
6ה֗וּאh1931
7let him and his neighbourוּשְׁכֵנ֛וֹh7934
8nextהַקָּרֹ֥בh7138
9אֶלh413
10And if the householdבֵּית֖וֹh1004
11it according to the numberבְּמִכְסַ֣תh4373
12of the soulsנְפָשֹׁ֑תh5315
13every manאִ֚ישׁh376
14accordingלְפִ֣יh6310
15to his eatingאָכְל֔וֹh400
16shall make your countתָּכֹ֖סּוּh3699
17עַלh5921
18for the lambהַשֶּֽׂה׃h7716

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And if the lamb is more than enough for the family, let that family and its nearest neighbour have a lamb between them, taking into account the number of persons and how much food is needed for every man.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And if the household be too small for a lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the number of the souls; each according to [the measure] of his eating shall ye count for the lamb.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`(And if the household be too few for a lamb, then hath he taken, he and his neighbour who is near unto his house, for the number of persons, each according to his eating ye do count for the lamb,)