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Exodus 13

The firstborn and the pillar of cloud

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Ex 13:1Locūtusque est Dominus ad Moysēn, dīcēns: Sānctificā mihi omne prīmogenitum quod aperit vulvam in fīliīs Isrāël, tam dē hominibus quam dē jūmentīs: mea sunt enim omnia.And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, both of men and of beasts: for all things are mine." Ex 13:3Et ait Mōysēs ad populum: Mementōte diēī hujus in quā ēgressī estis dē Aegyptō et dē domō servitūtis, quoniam in manū fortī ēdūxit vōs Dominus dē locō istō: ut nōn comedātis fermentātum pānem.And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day on which you went out of Egypt and out of the house of slavery, since with a strong hand the Lord led you out of this place: so that you do not eat leavened bread. Ex 13:4Hodiē ēgrediminī mēnse novārum frūgum.Today you go out in the month of new crops. Ex 13:5Cumque intrōdūxerit tē Dominus in terram Chananaeī, et Hethaeī, et Amorrhaeī, et Hevaeī, et Jebūsaeī, quam jūrāvit patribus tuīs ut daret tibi, terram fluentem lacte et melle, celebrābis hunc mōrem sacrōrum mēnse istō.And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers that he would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will celebrate this custom of sacred rites in this month.

Ex 13:6Septem diēbus vēscēris azymīs: et in diē septimō erit solemnitās Dominī.For seven days you will eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day there will be a solemn feast of the Lord. Ex 13:7Azyma comedētis septem diēbus: nōn appārēbit apud tē aliquid fermentātum, nec in cūnctīs fīnibus tuīs.Unleavened bread you will eat for seven days: there will not appear with you anything leavened, nor in all your borders. Ex 13:8Narrābisque fīliō tuō in diē illō, dīcēns: Hoc est quod fēcit mihi Dominus quandō ēgressus sum dē Aegyptō.And you will tell your son on that day, saying: 'This is what the Lord did for me when I went out of Egypt.' Ex 13:9Et erit quasi signum in manū tuā, et quasi monimentum ante oculōs tuōs: et ut lēx Dominī semper sit in ōre tuō, in manū enim fortī ēdūxit tē Dominus dē Aegyptō.And it will be as a sign on your hand, and as a reminder before your eyes: and so that the law of the Lord may always be in your mouth, for with a strong hand the Lord led you out of Egypt.

Ex 13:10Custōdiēs hujuscemodī cultum statūtō tempore ā diēbus in diēs.You will keep worship of this kind at the appointed time from days to days. Ex 13:11Cumque intrōdūxerit tē Dominus in terram Chananaeī, sīcut jūrāvit tibi et patribus tuīs, et dederit tibi eam: sēparābis omne quod aperit vulvam Dominō, et quod prīmitīvum est in pecoribus tuīs: quidquid habueris masculīnī sexūs, cōnsecrābis Dominō.And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and has given it to you: you will set apart for the Lord all that opens the womb, and what is first-born among your cattle: whatever you have of the male sex, you will consecrate to the Lord. Ex 13:13Prīmogenitum asinī mūtābis ove: quod sī nōn redēmeris, interficiēs.The firstborn of an ass you will exchange for a sheep: but if you do not redeem it, you will kill it. Ex 13:13Omne autem prīmogenitum hominis dē fīliīs tuīs, pretiō redimēs.But every firstborn of man among your sons, you will redeem with a price.

Ex 13:14Cumque interrogāverit tē fīlius tuus crās, dīcēns: Quid est hoc?And when your son asks you tomorrow, saying: 'What is this?' Ex 13:14Respondēbis eī: In manū fortī ēdūxit nōs Dominus dē terrā Aegyptī, dē domō servitūtis.you will answer him: 'With a strong hand the Lord led us out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Ex 13:15Nam cum indūrātus esset Pharaō, et nōllet nōs dīmittere, occīdit Dominus omne prīmogenitum in terrā Aegyptī, ā prīmogenitō hominis ūsque ad prīmogenitum jūmentōrum: idcircō immolō Dominō omne quod aperit vulvam masculīnī sexūs, et omnia prīmogenita fīliōrum meōrum redimō.For when Pharaoh had been hardened, and was refusing to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of beasts: for that reason I sacrifice to the Lord all that opens the womb of the male sex, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' Ex 13:16Erit igitur quasi signum in manū tuā, et quasi appēnsum quid, ob recordātiōnem, inter oculōs tuōs: eō quod in manū fortī ēdūxit nōs Dominus dē Aegyptō.So it will be as a sign on your hand, and as something hung, for remembrance, between your eyes: because with a strong hand the Lord led us out of Egypt."

Ex 13:17Igitur cum ēmīsisset Pharaō populum, nōn eōs dūxit Deus per viam terrae Philisthiim quae vīcīna est: reputāns nē forte poeniteret eum, sī vīdisset adversum sē bella cōnsurgere, et reverterētur in Aegyptum.So when Pharaoh had sent out the people, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines which is near: thinking lest perhaps the people might repent, if they saw wars rising up against them, and might return into Egypt. Ex 13:18Sed circumdūxit per viam dēsertī, quae est jūxtā mare Rubrum: et armātī ascendērunt fīliī Isrāël dē terrā Aegyptī.But he led them round by the way of the desert, which is beside the Red Sea: and the sons of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. Ex 13:19Tulit quoque Mōysēs ossa Jōsēph sēcum: eō quod adjūrāsset fīliōs Isrāël, dīcēns: Vīsitābit vōs Deus;Moses also took the bones of Joseph with him: because he had put the sons of Israel under oath, saying: "God will visit you; Ex 13:19Efferte ossa mea hinc vōbīscum.carry my bones away from here with you." Ex 13:20Profectīque dē Socoth castrametātī sunt in Etham, in extrēmīs fīnibus sōlitūdinis.And having set out from Succoth they encamped in Etham, in the furthest borders of the wilderness.

Ex 13:21Dominus autem praecēdēbat eōs ad ostendendam viam per diem in columnā nūbis, et per noctem in columnā ignis: ut dux esset itineris utrōque tempore.And the Lord was going before them to show the way by day in a pillar of cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire: so that he might be the guide of the journey at both times. Ex 13:22Numquam dēfuit columna nūbis per diem, nec columna ignis per noctem, cōram populō.Never was the pillar of cloud lacking by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, before the people.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (175 words)
loquor, loquī, locūtusspeak
que, enclitic conj.and
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
sānctificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake holy, set apart as holy
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
omnis, -eall, every
prīmogenitus, -a, -umfirst-born; n. pl. as noun: firstlings (of a flock)
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
vulva (volva), -ae f.womb
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
fīlius, -ī, m.son
tam, adv.so
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
homō, hominis, m.man
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
iūmentum, -ī n.pack animal, beast of burden
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
enim, conj.for
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
populus, -ī m.people, nation
meminī, meminisseremember
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressusgo out or forth, go ashore, disembark
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
servitūs, -tūtis, f.slavery, servitude
quoniam, conj.since now, since
manus, -ūs, f.hand
fortis, -ebrave
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead out, draw
vōsplur. of tū
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.that of yours, that
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
nōn, adv.not
comedō, -ere (-esse), -ēdī, -ēsuseat, eat up
fermentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusleaven, cause to ferment; (ppp.) leavened
pānis, -is m.bread, loaf
hodiē (adv.)today
mēnsis, -is m.month
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
frūx, frūgis f. (usu. pl.)crops, produce
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
intrōdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductumlead in, bring in
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
iūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusswear; iūs iūrandum, oath
pater, patris, m.father
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
fluō, -ere, flūxīflow
lāc, lactis, n.milk
mel, mellis n.honey
celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrong; keep (a festival), celebrate
mōs, mōris, m.way, manner, habit, custom
sacrum, -ī n.sacred object or rite; sacra: rites, worship
septemseven
vēscor, -īfeed on, eat
azymus, -a, -umunleavened; n. pl. azyma, -ōrum: the feast of Unleavened Bread
septimus, -a, -umseventh
sollemnitās (sōlemnitās), -ātis f.solemn festival, feast; solemnity
appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itumappear, come into view, show oneself
apud, prep, with acc.among, with
aliquis, -quid, indef. pron.someone, any one, something, anything, some, any
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
fīnis, -is, m.end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustell, relate, narrate
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
quasi, conj.as if
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
monumentum, -ī n.memorial, monument; record
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
oculus, -ī, m.eye
lēx, lēgis f.law
semper, adv.always
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusguard
huiuscemodīof this kind, such
cultus, -ūs m.way of life; civilization, refinement
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtuscause to stand; decide, resolve
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
sīcut (conj.)just as
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
sēparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusseparate, divide
prīmitīvus, -a, -umfirstborn, first-fruits; first
pecus, pecoris, n.herd, flock, cattle
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)whoever, whatever
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
masculīnus, -a, -ummale
sexus, -ūs m.sex (male or female)
cōnsecrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake sacred, consecrate
asinus, -ī m.ass, donkey; (as an insult) dolt
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuschange
ovis, -is, f.sheep
quod, conj.that, in that, because
sī, conj.if
redimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptumbuy up; buy back
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
pretium, -ī, n.price, charge
interrogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask, question
crās, adv.tomorrow
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsusreply, answer
nōsplur. of ego
nam, conj.for
indūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake hard, harden
nōlō, nōlle, nōluīnot wish, be unwilling
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsuscut down, kill
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
idcircō (adv.)for that reason
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātussacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
igitur, conj.therefore
appendō, -ere, -pendī, -pēnsusweigh out, weigh; hang (up)
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
ob, prep. with acc.on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
recordātiō, -ōnis f.recollection, remembering
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
eō (adv.)to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
ēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend out or forth
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
deus, -ī, m.god
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
via, -ae, f.road, way
vīcīnus, -ī m.neighbor
reputō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscount, reckon among; think over
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
paeniteō, -ēre, -uīcause regret; impersonal: it causes regret (to)
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)against, opposite
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
bellum, -ī, n.war
cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctusrise together, stand up
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
sed, conj.but
circumdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductumlead around, draw around
dēsertum, -ī n.desert, wilderness
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
mare, maris, n.sea
ruber, -bra, -brumred; mare rubrum: the Red Sea (often the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf)
armātus, -a, -umarmed
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb to, ascend, mount
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
quoque, adv.also
adiūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusswear; implore, beg solemnly (adiuro te per Deum: I beg you by God)
vīsitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusvisit, go to see; (of God) look upon, come to the aid of
efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātumcarry out, bring out
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sumset out, depart, march
castrametor, -ārī, -ātus sumpitch camp, encamp
extrēmus, -a, -umlast, extreme, furthest
sōlitūdō, -inis f.loneliness; a wilderness, desert
praecēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo before; surpass
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
columna, -ae, f.column, pillar
nūbēs, -is, f.cloud
nox, noctis, f.night
ignis, -is, m.fire
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
uterque, utraque, utrumqueeach, either, both
numquam, adv.never
dēsum, deesse, dēfuībe lacking, fail
cōram (adv.)face to face, in person
Vulgate, Exodus 1–20. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.