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Exodus 9

1ThenJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935inuntoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,andtellhim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Letmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goH935,thattheymayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

2Forifthourefusetoletthemgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,andwiltholdמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388themstillוְעוֹדְךָ֖ve.'od.KhaH5750,

3behold,thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahisuponthycattleבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241whichareinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,uponthehorsesH5483,upontheasses,uponthecamelsבַּגְּמַלִּ֔יםba.ge.ma.LimH1581,upontheherdsH1241,andupontheflocksH6629:thereshallbeהוֹיָ֗הho.YahH1961averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousmurrain.

4AndJehovahshallmakeadistinctionbetweenthecattleofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthecattleofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthereshallnothingdieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191ofallthatbelongethtothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndJehovahappointedH4150asetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760timeמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, To-morrowJehovahshalldothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6AndJehovahdidthatthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697onthemorrow;andallthecattleofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713diedH4191;butofthecattleofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478diedH4191notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

7AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547sentH7971,and,behold,therewasnotsomuchasoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259ofthecattleoftheIsraelitesdeadH4191.Buttheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547wasstubborn,andhedidnotletthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goH7971.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872anduntoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947toyouhandfulsofashesofthefurnaceכִּבְשָׁ֑ןkiv.ShanH3536,andletMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sprinkleוּזְרָק֥וֹu.ze.ra.KoH2236ittowardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064inthesightofPharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

9AnditshallbecomeH1961smalldustלְאָבָ֔קle.'a.VakH80overallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andshallbeH1961aboilלִשְׁחִ֥יןlish.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֛חַpo.Re.achH6524forthwithblainsuponmanH120anduponbeast,throughoutallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10AndtheytookH3947ashesofthefurnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,andstoodH5975beforePharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547;andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sprinkledH2236ituptowardheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064;anditbecameH1961aboilשְׁחִין֙she.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֕חַpo.Re.achH6524forthwithblainsuponmanH120anduponbeast.

11Andthemagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗יםha.char.tu.MimH2748couldnotstandלַעֲמֹ֛דla.'a.ModH5975beforeMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872becauseoftheboilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822;fortheboilsהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822wereH1961uponthemagiciansבַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖םba.char.tu.MimH2748,anduponalltheEgyptiansH4713.

12AndJehovahhardenedtheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andhehearkenednotuntothem,asJehovahhadspokenH1696untoMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

13AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925upearlyH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andstandH3320beforePharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,andsayH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Letmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,thattheymayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

14ForIwillthistimeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971allmyplaguesH4046uponthyheartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820,anduponthyservantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,anduponthypeopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971;thatthou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatthereisnonelikemeinalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15Fornowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258IhadputforthH7971myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andsmittentheeandthypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971withpestilenceבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698,andthou hadstbeencutofffromtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

16butinverydeedforthiscausehaveImadetheetostandהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975,toshowH7200theemypowerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581,andthatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034maybedeclaredthroughoutalltheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AsyetH5750exaltest thou thyself againstmypeopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971,thatthou wiltnotletthemgoשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971?

18Behold, to-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256Iwillcauseittorainמַמְטִיר֙mam.TirH4305averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievoushailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,suchashathnotbeenH1961inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714sincethedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117itwasH1961foundedהִוָּסְדָ֖הhi.va.se.DahH3245evenuntilnowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.

19NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258sendשְׁלַ֤חshe.LachH7971, hasteninthycattleH929andallthatthou hastinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;foreverymanH120andbeastthatshallbefoundH4672inthefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֗הva.sa.DehH7704,andshallnotbebroughtH3381home,thehailהַבָּרָ֖דha.ba.RadH1259shallcomeוְיָרַ֧דve.ya.RadH3381downuponthem,andtheyshalldieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

20HethatfearedH3372thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovahamongtheservantsמֵֽעַבְדֵ֖יme.'av.DeiH5650ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547madehisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650andhiscattlefleeהֵנִ֛יסhe.NisH5127intothehousesH1004:

21andhethatregardednotthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovahleftH5800hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650andhiscattleinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ פba.sa.DehH7704.

22AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁהmo.shehH4872,Stretchנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186forth thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thattheremaybeוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961hailבָרָ֖דva.RadH1259inallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,uponmanH120,anduponbeast,anduponeveryherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,throughoutthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186forthhisrodH4294towardheavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֒ha.sha.ma.YimH8064:andJehovahsentthunderקֹלֹת֙ko.LotH6963andhailוּבָרָ֔דu.va.RadH1259,andfireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784randownH5186untotheearthH776;andJehovahrainedוַיַּמְטֵ֧רvai.yam.TerH4305hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259uponthelandH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

24SotherewasH1961hailבָרָ֔דva.RadH1259,andfireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784mingledwiththehailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259,veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievous,suchashadnotbeenH1961inallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714sinceitbecameH1961anationלְגֽוֹי׃le.GoyH1471.

25Andthehailהַבָּרָ֜דha.ba.RadH1259smotethroughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714allthatwasinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,bothmanH120andbeast;andthehailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259smoteeveryherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andbrakeeverytreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.

26Onlyרַ֚קrakH7535inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGoshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478were,wasH1961therenohailבָּרָֽד׃ba.RadH1259.

27AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sentH7971,andcalledH7121forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872andAaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175,andsaidH559untothem,IhavesinnedH2398thistimeהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471:Jehovahisrighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,andIandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arewickedH7563.

28EntreatH6279Jehovah;fortherehathbeenH1961enoughH7227ofthesemightythunderingsandhailוּבָרָ֑דu.va.RadH1259;andIwillletyougoוַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,andyeshallstaynolonger.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untohim,AssoonasIamH1961goneH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Iwillspreadאֶפְרֹ֥שׂ'ef.RosH6566abroadmyhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709untoJehovah;thethundersshallceaseיֶחְדָּל֗וּןyech.da.LunH2308,neithershalltherebeH1961anymorehailוְהַבָּרָד֙ve.ha.ba.RadH1259;thatthou mayestknowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thattheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isJehovah’s.

30Butasfortheeandthyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatyewillnotyetfearתִּֽירְא֔וּןtir.'UnH3372JehovahGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

31Andtheflaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הve.ha.pish.TahH6594andthebarleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הve.ha.se.'o.RahH8184weresmitten:forthebarleyהַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ha.se.'o.RahH8184wasintheearאָבִ֔יב'a.VivH24,andtheflaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הve.ha.pish.TahH6594wasinbloom.

32Butthewheatוְהַחִטָּ֥הve.ha.chi.TahH2406andthespeltוְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶתve.hak.ku.Se.metH3698werenotsmitten:fortheywerenotgrown up.

33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fromPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566abroadhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709untoJehovah:andthethundersandhailוְהַבָּרָ֔דve.ha.ba.RadH1259ceasedH2308,andtherainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306wasnotpouredנִתַּ֥ךְni.TakhH5413upontheearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

34AndwhenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547sawH7200thattherainהַמָּטָ֧רha.ma.TarH4306andthehailוְהַבָּרָ֛דve.ha.ba.RadH1259andthethunderswereceasedH2308,hesinnedלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398yetmore,andhardenedhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820,heandhisservantsוַעֲבָדָֽיו׃va.'a.va.DavH5650.

35Andtheheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547washardened,andhedidnotletthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971,asJehovahhadspokenH1696byMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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