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Exodus 4:18-28

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.

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