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Exodus 7

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,SeeH7200,IhavemadeH5414theeasGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547;andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961thyprophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2Thou shaltspeakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696allthatIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee;andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,thatheletthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971outofhislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3AndIwillhardenH7185Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235mysignsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226andmywondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4ButPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547willnothearken untoyou,andIwilllaymyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318myhostsצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635,mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714bygreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5AndtheEgyptiansshallknowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIstretchבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186forthH3318myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027uponEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318outthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamongthem.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didsoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651;asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them,soH3651didthey.

7AndMosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872wasfourscoreyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141old,andAaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fourscoreandthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,whentheyspake untoPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingH559,

9WhenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547shallspeakH1696untoyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Showawonderמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159foryou;thenthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thyrodH4294,andcastH7993itdownH7993beforePharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,thatitbecomeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH935inuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andtheydidsoכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,asJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175castH7993downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hisrodH4294beforePharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547andbeforehisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,anditbecameH1961aserpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsoגַּם־gam-H1571calledH7121forthewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menandthesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784:andtheyalsoגַם־gam-H1571,themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,didinlikemannerwiththeirenchantments.

12FortheycastH7993downeverymanH376hisrodH4294,andtheybecameH1961serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577:butAaron’srodH4294swallowedוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104uptheirrodsH4294.

13AndPharaoh’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardened,andhehearkenednotuntothem;asJehovahhadspokenH1696.

14AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Pharaoh’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820isstubborn,herefusethtoletthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15Getthee untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;lo,hegoethoutuntothewaterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325;andthou shaltstandוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324bytheriver’s brinktomeethim;andtherodH4294whichwasturnedH2015toaserpentshalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947inthyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16Andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680, hathsentH7971meunto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Letmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH7971,thattheymayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647meinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:and,behold, hitherto thou hastnothearkened.

17Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Inthisthou shaltknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatIamJehovah:behold,IwillsmitewiththerodH4294thatisinmyhandבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027uponthewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichareintheriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975,andtheyshallbeturnedH2015tobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18Andthefishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710thatareintheriverבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975shalldieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,andtheriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975shallbecomeH887foul;andtheEgyptiansH4713shallloathetodrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fromtheriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

19AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,SayH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thyrodH4294,andstretchוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186outthyhandיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027overthewatersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,overtheirriversנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104,overtheirstreams,andovertheirpoolsH98,andoveralltheirpondsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98ofwaterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325,thattheymaybecomeוְיִֽהְיוּ־ve.yih.yu-H1961bloodדָ֑םDamH1818;andthereshallbeוְהָ֤יָהve.Ha.yahH1961bloodדָם֙damH1818throughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,bothinvesselsofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086andinvesselsofstoneH68.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didsoכֵן֩khenH3651,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680;andheliftedH7311uptherodH4294,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325thatwereintheriverבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975,inthesightofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,andinthesightofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andallthewatersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwereintheriverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975wereturnedH2015tobloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21Andthefishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710thatwereintheriverבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedH4191;andtheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975becameH1961foul,andtheEgyptianscouldnotdrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fromtheriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975;andthebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818wasH1961throughoutallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Andthemagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didinlikemannerwiththeirenchantments:andPharaoh’sheartלֵב־lev-H3820washardened,andhehearkenednotuntothem;asJehovahhadspokenH1696.

23AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentH935intohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,neitherdidhelayeventhistoheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820.

24AndalltheEgyptiansH4713diggedroundH5439abouttheriverהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975forwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354;fortheycouldnotdrinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354ofthewaterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325oftheriverהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

25Andsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117werefulfilled,afterthatJehovahhadsmittentheriverהַיְאֹֽר׃ פhay.'OrH2975.

Commentaries on Exodus 7

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