Current Text
| English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
|---|---|---|
| What has changed, this night, from all the other nights? |
Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh, mi-kol ha-leylot? |
מה נשתנה, הלילה הזה מכל הלילות |
| That in all other nights we eat both chametz and matzah, on this night, we eat only matzah? |
She-b'khol ha-leylot 'anu 'okhlin chameytz u-matzah, ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulo matzah? |
שבכל הלילות אנו אוכלין חמץ ומצה הלילה הזה, כלו מצה |
| That in all other nights we eat many vegetables, on this night, maror? |
She-b'khol ha-leylot 'anu 'okhlin sh'ar y'raqot, ha-laylah ha-zeh, maror? |
שבכל הלילות אנו אוכלין שאר ירקות הלילה הזה, מרור |
| That in all other nights we do not dip vegetables even once, on this night, we dip twice? |
She-b'khol ha-leylot 'eyn 'anu matbilin 'afilu pa`am 'achat, ha-laylah ha-zeh, shtey fe`amim? |
שבכל הלילות אין אנו מטבילין אפילו פעם אחת הלילה הזה, שתי פעמים |
| That in all other nights some eat sitting and others reclining, on this night, we are all reclining? |
She-b'khol ha-leylot 'anu 'okhlin beyn yoshvin u-veyn m'subin, ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulanu m'subin? |
שבכל הלילות אנו אוכלין בין יושבין ובין מסובין הלילה הזה, כולנו מסובין |
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