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Exodus 7:11-22

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.

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