Exodus 12:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תֹּאכְל֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ נָ֔א וּבָשֵׁ֥ל מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל בַּמָּ֑יִם כִּ֣י אִם־צְלִי־אֵ֔שׁ רֹאשׁ֥וֹ עַל־כְּרָעָ֖יו וְעַל־קִרְבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

ʾal-tōʾkəlû mimmennû nāʾ û-bāšēl məbuššāl ba-māyim kî ʾim-ṣəlî-ʾēš rōʾšô ʿal-kərāʿāyw wə-ʿal-qirbô

Grammar Details

*ʾal*: negative particle - do not
*tōʾkəlû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall eat
*mimmennû*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from it
*nāʾ*: adjective, masculine singular - raw/rare
*û-bāšēl*: conjunction + adjective/infinitive absolute, masculine singular - and boiled
*məbuššāl*: pual participle, masculine singular - cooked/boiled
*ba-māyim*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the water
*kî*: conjunction - but/for
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*ṣəlî*: noun, masculine singular construct - roasted of
*ʾēš*: noun, feminine singular - fire
*rōʾšô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its head
*ʿal*: preposition - with
*kərāʿāyw*: noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its legs
*wə-ʿal*: conjunction + preposition - and with
*qirbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its inner parts

Word Meanings

*nāʾ*: raw/rare/uncooked
*bāšēl məbuššāl*: thoroughly boiled/cooked by boiling
*qirbô*: its inner parts/entrails/inward parts

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Referenced Verses

Exod 12:8 : 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Deut 16:7 : 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.
Lam 1:13 : 13 From on high 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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