Sing along in Hebrew to “Bachatzi Halayla” performed by Yehudah Katz. The lyrics are taken from Exodus 12:29-51. The video features a cherubic messenger delivering freedom’s light to those in need of her precious gift.
Bachatzi Halayla (Midnight Escape) by Yehudah Katz
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָה וַֽיהֹוָה֮ הִכָּ֣ה כׇל־בְּכוֹר֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֒יִם֒ מִבְּכֹ֤ר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשְּׁבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית הַבּ֑וֹר וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה׃ 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. 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 וַיְהִ֕י בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הוֹצִ֨יא יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם׃ That very day Hashem freed the Israelites from the land of Egypt, troop by troop. vai-HI b'-ET-sem ha-YOM ha-ZEH, ho-TZI a-do-NAI et b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL me-E-retz mitz-RA-yim al tzi-va-TAM.
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Relate Bible Verses: Chapter 12
