NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And if the householdbayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) be hayah (haw-yaw) to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) too little ma`at (maw-at') to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective) for the lamb seh (seh) a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat -- (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. let him and his neighbour shaken (shaw-kane') a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen -- inhabitant, neighbour, nigh. next qarowb (kaw-robe') near (in place, kindred or time) unto his house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) take laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) it according to the number mikcah (mik-saw') an enumeration; by implication, a valuation -- number, worth. of the souls nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) every man 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) according peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to to his eating 'okel (o'-kel) food -- eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals. shall make your count kacac (kaw-sas') to estimate -- make count. for the lamb seh (seh) a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat -- (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and his neighbor nearest to his house are to take one according to the number of persons in them; according to what each man should eat, you are to divide the lamb. King James Bible And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Holman Christian Standard Bible If the household is too small for a whole animal, that person and the neighbor nearest his house are to select one based on the combined number of people; you should apportion the animal according to what each person will eat. International Standard Version If a household is too small for a lamb, then it and its closest neighbor are to obtain one based on the number of individuals—dividing the lamb based on what each person can eat. NET Bible If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people--you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat. GOD'S WORD® Translation A household may be too small to eat a whole animal. That household and the one next door can share one animal. Choose your animal based on the number of people and what each person can eat. King James 2000 Bible And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of persons; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Links Exodus 12:4Exodus 12:4 NIV Exodus 12:4 NLT Exodus 12:4 ESV Exodus 12:4 NASB Exodus 12:4 KJV |