Bachatzi Halayla (Midnight Escape) by Yehudah Katz

February 1, 2016

Sing along in Hebrew to “Bachatzi Halayla” performed by Yehudah Katz.

The lyrics are taken from Exodus 12:29-51.

וַיְהִי בַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה וַיהֹוָה הִכָּה כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר וְכֹל בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה׃
vai-HI ba-kha-TZI ha-la-YLA va-a-do-NAI hi-KA kol b’-KHOHR b’-E-retz mitz-RA-yim, mi-b’-KHOHR par-OH ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SO, ad b’-KHOHR ha-sh’-VEE a-SHER b’-BAYT ha-BOHR, v’-KOL b’-KHOHR b’-HE-ma
In the middle of the night Hashem struck down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on the throne to the first-born of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the first-born of the cattle.
Exodus 12:29

The video features a cherubic messenger delivering freedom’s light to those in need of her precious gift.