pa.sach describes passing over marked or defended houses so that they are spared from the approaching strike.

The attested use describes passing over in a protective setting: marked Israelite houses are bypassed during the striking of Egypt, and Jerusalem is described as defended, passed over, and brought to safety.

1. Passing over to spare and protect · dominant

   In Exodus 12:13, the first-person sequential perfect occurs when the blood is seen on the houses; the APB renders the clause "I will pass over you" and says no destructive plague will be among them. In Exodus 12:23 and Exodus 12:27, the third-person forms concern the LORD's action at the entrances and houses of the sons of Israel while Egypt is struck; the APB renders "pass over" and describes the houses as rescued. Isaiah 31:5 uses the infinitive absolute in a sequence about Jerusalem being defended and rescued; the APB renders "passing over and bringing to safety."

   Exodus 12:13Exodus 12:23Exodus 12:27Isaiah 31:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the Exodus clauses with "pass over" in connection with houses spared from destruction, and renders the Isaiah sequence "passing over and bringing to safety." These renderings confirm the clauses' protective setting rather than isolate every nuance of the Hebrew form.