King James Version

Exodus 12:6

And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

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וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָכֶם֙lakhemtoלָכֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלְמִשְׁמֶ֔רֶתlemishmeretto or to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to or to be kept”, the ordinary formH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.עַ֣דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אַרְבָּעָ֥הarbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.עָשָׂ֛רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).י֖וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…לַחֹ֣דֶשׁlachodeshto monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הַזֶּ֑הhazehthe 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,…וְשָׁחֲט֣וּveshachatvand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and slaughter”, a completed action in a sequenceH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.אֹת֗וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כֹּ֛לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קְהַ֥לqehalassemblyקָהָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.עֲדַֽתadatassemblyעֵדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. Compare H5713 (עֵדָה).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בֵּ֥יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.הָעַרְבָּֽיִםhaarbayimthe evenעֶרֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “the even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and ye shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And it hath become a charge to you, until the fourteenth day of this month, and the whole assembly of the company of Israel have slaughtered it between the evenings;

World English Bible

You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at evening.

Darby Translation

And ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; and the whole congregation of the assembly of Israel shall kill it between the two evenings.

Douay-Rheims

And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month: and the whole multitude of the children of Israel shall sacrifice it in the evening.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and ye shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall be kept by you till the fourteenth of this month, and all the multitude of the congregation of the children of Israel shall kill it toward evening.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν διατετηρημένον ἕως τῆς τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτης τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου· καὶ σφάξουσιν αὐτὸ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος συναγωγῆς υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς ἑσπέραν.