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Exodus 4

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredandsaidH559,But,behold,theywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me,norhearken untomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963;fortheywillsayH559,Jehovahhathnotappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

2AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,Whatisthatinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?AndhesaidH559,ArodH4294.

3AndhesaidH559,CastH7993itonthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.AndhecastH7993itonthegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,anditbecameH1961aserpent;andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledH5127frombeforeit.

4AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,PutforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027,andtakeH2388itbythetailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180: (andheputforthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,andlaidholdוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388ofit,anditbecameH1961arodH4294inhishandH3027);

5thattheymaybelieveיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

6AndJehovahsaidH559furthermoreuntohim,Putnowthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.Andheputhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intohisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436:andwhenhetookitout,behold,hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879,aswhiteassnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7AndhesaidH559,Putthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intothybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436again. (Andheputhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intohisbosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436again;andwhenhetookitoutofhisbosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,behold,itwasturnedH7725againashisotherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.)

8Anditshallcometopass,iftheywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee,neitherhearkentothevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963ofthefirstH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,thattheywillbelieveוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963ofthelatterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9Anditshallcometopass,iftheywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539eventhesetwoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neitherhearken unto thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,thatthou shalttakeH3947ofthewaterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325oftheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,andpourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210ituponthedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004:andthewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichthou takestoutoftheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shallbecomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818uponthedryH3004landH3004.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoJehovah, Oh,Lord,Iamnoteloquent,neitherheretofore,norsincethou hastspokenH1696unto thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;forIamslowofspeech,andofaslowtongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.

11AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,WhohathmadeH7760man’sH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?orwhomakethamanH120dumb,ordeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,orseeing,orblindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787?isitnotI,Jehovah?

12NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258go,andIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961withthymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,andteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384theewhatthou shaltspeakH1696.

13AndhesaidH559,Oh,Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971,Ipraythee,bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhimwhom thou wiltsendתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.

14Andtheangerאַ֨ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstMosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872,andhesaidH559,IstherenotAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881?Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thathecanspeakH1696wellH1571.Andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,behold,hecomethforthH3318tomeetthee:andwhenheseeth thee,hewillbegladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

15Andthou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696untohim,andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697inhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310:andIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961withthymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310,andwithhismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,andwillteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youwhatyeshalldo.

16AndheshallbeH1961thyspokesmanuntothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;anditshallcometopass,thatheshallbeH1961totheeamouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310,andthou shaltbeH1961tohimasGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

17Andthou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947inthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisrodH4294, wherewith thou shaltdothesignsהָאֹתֹֽת׃ פha.'o.TotH226.

18AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH7725andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toJethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503hisfather-in-law,andsaidH559untohim,LetmegoH7725,Ipraythee,andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725untomybrethrenthatareinEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whethertheybeyetH5750aliveH2416.AndJethroH3503saidH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH7725inpeaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH7725,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;forallthemenH376aredeadH4191thatsoughtH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802andhissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,andsetthemuponanass,andhereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725tothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookH3947therodH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872,WhenH834thou goestbackH7725intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200thatthoudobeforePharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allthewondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159whichIhaveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760inthyhandבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027:butIwillhardenhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820andhewillnotletthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22Andthou shaltsayH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478ismysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,myfirst-born:

23andIhavesaidH559unto thee,Letmysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971,thathemayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647me;andthou hastrefusedH3985tolethimgoלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971:behold,IwillslayH2026thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, thy first-born.

24AnditcametopassonthewayH1870atthelodging-place,thatJehovahmetH6298him,andsoughtH1245tokillהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.ToH4191him.

25ThenZipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookH3947aflintצֹ֗רTzorH6864,andcutוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772offtheforeskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190ofhersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121,andcastitathisfeetH7272;andshesaidH559,Surelyabridegroomofbloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818art thoutome.

26Sohelethimalone.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227shesaidH559,Abridegroomofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818art thou,becauseofthecircumcision.

27AndJehovahsaidH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Gointothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tomeetH6298Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.Andhewent,andmetH6298himinthemountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andkissedH5401him.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahwherewithhehadsentH7971him,andallthesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226wherewithhehadchargedhim.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentandgatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622togetheralltheeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

30andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175spakeallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahhadspokenH1696untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,anddidthesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226inthesightofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

31Andthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971believedH539:andwhentheyheardH8085thatJehovahhadvisitedH6485thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthathehadseenH7200theiraffliction,thentheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheadsandworshipped.

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