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Exodus 12:2

In Exodus 12 of Exodus.

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

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הַחֹ֧דֶשׁhachodeshthe monthחֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הַזֶּ֛הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toרֹ֣אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.חֳדָשִׁ֑יםchodashimmonthחֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.רִאשׁ֥וֹןrishonfirstרִאשׁוֹןadjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.הוּא֙huas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לָכֶ֔םlakhemtoלָכֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלְחָדְשֵׁ֖יlechadesheto monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to month”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הַשָּׁנָֽהhashanahthe yearשָׁנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'This month shall be unto you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'This month [is] to you the chief of months — it [is] the first to you of the months of the year;

World English Bible

“This month shall be to you the beginning of months. It shall be the first month of the year to you.

Darby Translation

This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Douay-Rheims

This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it shall be the first in the months of the year.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'This month shall be unto you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it is the first to you among the months of the year.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ μὴν οὗτος ὑμῖν ἀρχὴ μηνῶν· πρῶτός ἐστιν ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς μησὶ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.

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