- Exodus 12:21
וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְכׇל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מִשְׁכוּ וּקְחוּ לָכֶם צֹאן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶם וְשַׁחֲטוּ הַפָּסַח׃
Moses then summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, pick out lambs for your families, and slaughter the passover offering.
Targum Onkelos
וּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְכָל סָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן אִתְנְגִידוּ וְסַבוּ לְכוֹן מִן בְּנֵי עָנָא לְזַרְעֲיָתְכוֹן וְכוּסוּ פִסְחָא׃
Moshe called to all the elders of Yisrael, and he said to them, “Draw [from your flocks] or purchase for yourselves a lamb for your families and slaughter it as a Pesach offering.
- Exodus 12:22
וּלְקַחְתֶּם אֲגֻדַּת אֵזוֹב וּטְבַלְתֶּם בַּדָּם אֲשֶׁר־בַּסַּף וְהִגַּעְתֶּם אֶל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְאֶל־שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת מִן־הַדָּם אֲשֶׁר בַּסָּף וְאַתֶּם לֹא תֵצְאוּ אִישׁ מִפֶּתַח־בֵּיתוֹ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃
Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and to the two doorposts. None of you shall go outside the door of your house until morning.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִסְּבוּן אֲסָרַת אֵיזוֹבָא וְתִטְבְּלוּן בִּדְמָא דִּבְמָנָא וְתַדּוֹן לְשָׁקְפָא וְלִתְרֵין סִפַּיָּא מִן דְּמָא דִּבְמָנָא וְאַתּוּן לָא תִפְּקוּן אֲנָשׁ מִתְּרַע בֵּיתֵיהּ עַד צַפְרָא׃
Take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin. Touch [Sprinkle] the lintel and the two side [door] posts with some of the blood in the basin. And all of you, let no man go out the door of his house until morning.
- Exodus 12:23
וְעָבַר יְהֹוָה לִנְגֹּף אֶת־מִצְרַיִם וְרָאָה אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְעַל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת וּפָסַח יְהֹוָה עַל־הַפֶּתַח וְלֹא יִתֵּן הַמַּשְׁחִית לָבֹא אֶל־בָּתֵּיכֶם לִנְגֹּף׃
For GOD, when going through to smite the Egyptians, will see the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, and GOD will pass over the door and not let the Destroyer enter and smite your home.
Targum Onkelos
וְיִתְגְּלֵי יְיָ לְמִמְחֵי יָת מִצְרָאֵי וְיִחְזֵי יָת דְּמָא עַל שָׁקְפָא וְעַל תְּרֵין סִפַּיָּא וְיֵיחוּס יְיָ עַל תַּרְעָא וְלָא יִשְׁבּוֹק מְחַבְּלָא לְמֵיעַל לְבָתֵּיכוֹן לְמִמְחֵי׃
Adonoy will pass through [become revealed] to plague the Egyptians and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two side [door] posts. Adonoy will then pass over [have mercy upon] that door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to plague you.
- Exodus 12:24
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְחׇק־לְךָ וּלְבָנֶיךָ עַד־עוֹלָם׃
“You shall observe this as an institution for all time, for you and for your descendants.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִטְּרוּן יָת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין לִקְיָם לָךְ וְלִבְנָךְ עַד עָלְמָא׃
You must preserve this [ritual] as a statute for you and your children forever.
- Exodus 12:25
וְהָיָה כִּי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן יְהֹוָה לָכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת׃
And when you enter the land that GOD will give you, as promised, you shall observe this rite.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אֲרֵי תֵיעֲלוּן לְאַרְעָא דְּיִתֵּין יְיָ לְכוֹן כְּמָא דְּמַלֵּיל וְתִטְּרוּן יָת פּוּלְחָנָא הָדֵין׃
When you come to the land that Adonoy will give to you, as He spoke, you must preserve this service.
- Exodus 12:26
וְהָיָה כִּי־יֹאמְרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם מָה הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת לָכֶם׃
And when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this rite?’
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אֲרֵי יֵימְרוּן לְכוֹן בְּנֵיכוֹן מָא פוּלְחָנָא הָדֵין לְכוֹן׃
When your children will ask you, “What is this service of yours?”
- Exodus 12:27
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם זֶבַח־פֶּסַח הוּא לַיהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר פָּסַח עַל־בָּתֵּי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְרַיִם בְּנׇגְפּוֹ אֶת־מִצְרַיִם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּינוּ הִצִּיל וַיִּקֹּד הָעָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ׃
you shall say, ‘It is the passover sacrifice to GOD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when smiting the Egyptians, but saved our houses.’” Those assembled then bowed low in homage.
Targum Onkelos
וְתֵימְרוּן דֵּיבַח חֲיָס הוּא קֳדָם יְיָ דְּחָס עַל בָּתֵּי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְרַיִם כַּד מְחָא יָת מִצְרָאֵי וְיָת בָּתַּנָא שֵׁיזֵיב וּכְרַע עַמָּא וּסְגִידוּ׃
You shall say, “It is the Pesach-offering [of compassion] to [before] Adonoy Who passed over [had mercy upon] the houses of the B’nei Yisrael in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and saved our homes. The people then bowed and prostrated themselves.
- Exodus 12:28
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן כֵּן עָשׂוּ׃
And the Israelites went and did so; just as GOD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲזַלוּ וַעֲבַדוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ יָת מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן כֵּן עֲבַדוּ׃
The B’nei Yisrael went and did as Adonoy commanded Moshe and Aharon. They [also] did so.