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Exodus 10

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935inuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:forIhavehardenedhisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,andtheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,thatImayshowthesemysignsאֹתֹתַ֥י'o.to.TaiH226inthemidstבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.bovH7130ofthem,

2andthatthou mayesttellintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthysonבִנְךָ֜vin.KhaH1121,andofthyson’sוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121sonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121,whatthingsIhavewroughtuponEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andmysignsאֹתֹתַ֖י'o.to.TaiH226whichIhavedone amongthem;thatyemayknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹן֮ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935inuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Howlongwilt thourefuseH3985tohumble thyselfbeforeme?letmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goH935,thattheymayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

4Else,ifthourefusetoletmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971goH935,behold, to-morrowwillIbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697intothyborderH1366:

5andtheyshallcoverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680thefaceoftheearthH776,sothatoneshallnotbeableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201toseeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200theearthH776:andtheyshalleatוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398theresidueofthatwhichisescapedH6413,whichremaineth untoyoufromthehailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259,andshalleatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398everytreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086whichgrowethforyououtofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

6andthyhousesH1004shallbeH1961filledH4390,andthehousesH1004ofallthyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650,andthehousesH1004ofalltheEgyptiansH4713;asneitherthyfathersH1northyfathers’H1fathersH1haveseenH7200,sincethedayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117thattheywereupontheearthH127untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Andheturnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437,andwentH3318outfromPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7AndPharaoh’sservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650saidH559untohim,HowlongshallthismanH376beH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170untous?letthemenH376goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,thattheymayserveוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: knowest thounotyetthatEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714isdestroyedH6?

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175werebroughtH7725againuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547:andhesaidH559untothem,GoH1980,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;butwhoaretheythatshallgoH1980?

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,Wewillgowithouryoungבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288andwithourold;withoursonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121andwithourdaughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323,withourflocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629andwithourherdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241willwego;forwemustholdafeastH2282untoJehovah.

10AndhesaidH559untothem,SoH3651beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961Jehovahwithyou,asIwillletyougoאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971,andyourlittleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945:lookH7200toit;forevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451isbeforeyou.

11Notsoכֵ֗ןKhenH3651:gonowyethataremenH1397,andserveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647Jehovah;forthatiswhatyedesire.AndtheyweredrivenH1644outfromPharaoh’spresenceH6440.

12AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027overthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forthelocustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697,thattheymaycomeוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upuponthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398everyherbofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenallthatthehailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259hathleftH7604.

13AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186forthhisrodH4294overthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andJehovahbroughtaneastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307uponthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776allthatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,andallthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915;andwhenitwasH1961morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,theeastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307broughtthelocustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697.

14Andthelocustsהָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הha.'ar.BehH697wentH5927upoverallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andrestedH5117inallthebordersH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievouswereH1961they;beforethemtherewereH1961nosuchlocustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697asthey,neitherafterthemshallbeH1961such.

15Fortheycoveredוַיְכַ֞סvay.KhasH3680thefaceofthewholeearthH776,sothatthelandH776wasdarkened;andtheydideatH398everyherbofthelandH776,andallthefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529ofthetreesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086whichthehailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259hadleftH3498:andthereremainedH3498notanygreenthing, eithertreeבָּעֵ֛ץba.'EtzH6086orherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughallthelandH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547calledH7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175inhasteH4116;andhesaidH559,IhavesinnedH2398againstJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andagainstyou.

17NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258forgiveשָׂ֣אsa'H5375,Ipraythee,mysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisonce,andentreatH6279JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,thathemaytakeH5375awayH5493frommethisdeathהַמָּ֥וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194onlyH389.

18AndhewentH3318outfromPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,andentreatedH6279Jehovah.

19AndJehovahturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015anexceedingstrongחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389westיָם֙yamH3220windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307,whichtookH5375upthelocustsהָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697,anddrovethemintotheRedSeaיָ֣מָּהYa.mahH3220;thereremainedנִשְׁאַר֙nish.'ArH7604notoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259locustאַרְבֶּ֣ה'ar.BehH697inalltheborderH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20ButJehovahhardenedPharaoh’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andhedidnotletthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

21AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186outthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thattheremaybeוִ֥יהִיVi.hiH1961darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822overthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,evendarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822whichmaybeH1961feltוְיָמֵ֖שׁve.ya.MeshH4959.

22AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186forthhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027towardheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andtherewasH1961athickdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ־cho.shekh-H2822inallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117;

23theysawH7200notoneH376another,neitherroseH6965anyoneH376fromhisplaceH8478forthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:butallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlightא֖וֹר'orH216intheirdwellingsבְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃be.mo.she.vo.TamH4186.

24AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547calledH7121untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559, Go ye,serveעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647Jehovah;onlyרַ֛קrakH7535letyourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֥םtzon.KhemH6629andyourherdsוּבְקַרְכֶ֖םu.ve.kar.KhemH1241bestayed: letyourlittleטַפְּכֶ֖םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945alsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571gowithyou.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559, Thoumustalsoגַּם־gam-H1571giveתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414intoourhandבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027sacrificesH2077andburnt-offerings,thatwemaysacrificeH2077untoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26Ourcattlealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallgoבֹּאֵ֖נוּbo.'E.nuH935withus;thereshallnotahoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541beleftH7604behind:forthereofmustwetakeנִקַּ֔חni.KachH3947toserveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andweknowנֵדַ֗עne.Da'H3045notwithwhatwemustserveנַּעֲבֹד֙na.'a.VodH5647Jehovah,untilwecomeH935thither.

27ButJehovahhardenedPharaoh’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andhewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notletthemgoלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

28AndPharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547saidH559untohim, Get theefromme,takeהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104heedH8104tothyself,seeH7200myfaceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440nomore;forinthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thou seestmyfaceפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440thou shaltdieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559, Thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696well;Iwillseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ פpa.Nei.khaH6440againע֖וֹדodH5750nomore.

Commentaries on Exodus 10

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