KJV King James Version
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
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Exodus 12:9
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; with its head, its legs and its inner parts.
ASV American Standard Version
Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
ye do not eat of it raw, or boiled at all in water, but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inwards;
Surrounding context — 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.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; [with] your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it [is] the LORD’S passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I [am] the LORD.
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אַל־H408 · alnotתֹּאכְל֤וּH398 · a.khalto eatמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙H4480 · minfromנָ֔אH4995 · narawוּבָשֵׁ֥לH1311 · ba.shelcookedמְבֻשָּׁ֖לH1310 · ba.shalto boilבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifצְלִי־H6748 · tsa.liroastedאֵ֔שׁH784 · eshfireרֹאשׁ֥וֹH7218 · roshheadעַל־H5921 · aluponכְּרָעָ֖יוH3767 · ka.ralegוְעַל־H5921 · aluponקִרְבּֽוֹ׃H7130 · qe.reventrails: among
Cross-references
Exodus 12:8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall eat it.Deuteronomy 16:7And thou shalt roast and eat [it] in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.Lamentations 1:13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate [and] faint all the day.
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