Exodus 4
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Exodus 4:20-26

20וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH9001H3947מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802H9023וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853בָּנָ֗יוba.Navsons hisH1121H9023וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.Vemand he made ride themH9001H7392H9038עַֽל־'al-onH5921הַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.Morthe donkeyH9009H2543וַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH9001H7725אַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] land of towardsH776H9011מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714וַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH9001H3947מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַטֵּ֥הma.Teh[the] staff ofH4294הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH9009H430בְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.Doin hand hisH9003H3027H9023
21וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehMosesH4872בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙be.lekh.te.Khawhen going youH9003H1980H9041לָשׁ֣וּבla.Shuvto returnH9005H7725מִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahEgypt towardsH4714H9011רְאֵ֗הre.'EhseeH7200כָּל־kol-allH3605הַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.Timthe wondersH9009H4159אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834שַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiI have putH7760בְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khain hand yourH9003H3027H9021וַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.Tamand you will do themH9001H6213H9038לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440פַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhPharaohH6547וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH9002H589אֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekI will make strongH2388אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart hisH3820H9023וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH9002H3808יְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.Lachhe will let goH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971
22וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH9001H559אֶל־'el-toH413פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068בְּנִ֥יbe.Ni[is] son myH1121H9020בְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.Rifirstborn myH1060H9020יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
23וָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.Marand I saidH9001H559אֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413H9031שַׁלַּ֤חsha.Lachlet goH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּנִי֙be.Nison myH1121H9020וְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niso he may serve meH9002H5647H9030וַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'Enand you refusedH9001H3985לְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.Choto let go himH9005H7971H9033הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehhere!H2009אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiIH595הֹרֵ֔גho.Reg[am] about to killH2026אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בִּנְךָ֖bin.Khason yourH1121H9021בְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khafirstborn yourH1060H9021
24וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhon the journeyH9003H1870בַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.Lonat the lodging placeH9003H4411וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huand he met himH9001H6298H9033יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.Keshand he soughtH9001H1245הֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.Toto kill himH4191H9033
25וַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.Kachand she tookH9001H3947צִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahZipporahH6855צֹ֗רTzora flintH6864וַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.Rotand she cut offH9001H3772אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.Lat[the] foreskin ofH6190בְּנָ֔הּbe.Nahson herH1121H9024וַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'and she made [it] touchH9001H5060לְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.Lav<to> feet hisH9005H7272H9023וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH9001H559כִּ֧יkithatH3588חֲתַן־cha.tan-[are] a bridegroom ofH2860דָּמִ֛יםda.Mimblood<s>H1818אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH859לִֽי׃Lito <the> meH9005H9030
26וַיִּ֖רֶףvai.Yi.refand he withdrewH9001H7503מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480H9033אָ֚ז'azthenH227אָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.Rahshe saidH559חֲתַ֥ןcha.Tana bridegroom ofH2860דָּמִ֖יםda.Mimblood<s>H1818לַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.Lotto the circumcisionH9005H4139
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