Exodus 12:5

Hebrew
שֶׂ֥ה תָמִ֛ים זָכָ֥ר בֶּן שָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לָכֶ֑ם מִן הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים וּמִן הָעִזִּ֖ים תִּקָּֽחוּ
ESV
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats,
NIV
The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
NLT
The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.
LXX
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
ἀρνῶν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
ἐρίφων λήμψεσθε
KJV
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

Exodus 12:4 ← Exodus 12:5 → Exodus 12:6

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