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Exodus 10:21-29

21Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretch outנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,so that darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822may spreadוִ֥יהִיVi.hiH1961overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714—a palpableוְיָמֵ֖שׁve.ya.MeshH4959darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.”

22So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027towardעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and totalאֲפֵלָ֛ה'a.fe.LahH653darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ־cho.shekh-H2822coveredוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

23Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853could seeרָא֞וּra.'UH7200anyone elseאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,and for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117no oneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808leftקָ֛מוּ אִ֥ישׁKa.mu 'ishH6965 H376his placeמִתַּחְתָּ֖יוmi.tach.TavH8478.Yet allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961lightא֖וֹר'orH216in their dwellingsבְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃be.mo.she.vo.TamH4186.

24Then Pharaohפַרְעֹ֜ה אֶל־far.'Oh 'el-H6547 H413summonedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980,worshipעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Evenגַּֽם־gam-H1571your little onesטַפְּכֶ֖םta.pe.KhemH2945may goיֵלֵ֥ךְye.LekhH1980with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973;onlyרַ֛קrakH7535your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֥םtzon.KhemH6629and herdsוּבְקַרְכֶ֖םu.ve.kar.KhemH1241must stay behindיֻצָּ֑גyu.TzagH3322.”

25But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859must alsoגַּם־gam-H1571provide usתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414withבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burnt offeringsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930to presentוְעָשִׂ֖ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26Evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571our livestockמִקְנֵ֜נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735must goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with usעִמָּ֗נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973;notלֹ֤אlo'H3808a hoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541will be left behindתִשָּׁאֵר֙ti.sha.'ErH7604,forכִּ֚יkiH3588we will needנִקַּ֔חni.KachH3947some of themמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480to worshipלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and we willוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowנֵדַ֗עne.Da'H3045howמַֽה־mah-H4100we are to worshipנַּעֲבֹד֙na.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704we arriveבֹּאֵ֖נוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃bo.'E.nu Sha.mahH935 H8033.”

27But the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and he was unwillingוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808 H14to let them goלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

28“Departלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980from meמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921!”Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to Moses. “Make sureהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104youneverאֶל־'el-H413seeרְא֣וֹתre.'otH7200my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440againתֹּ֙סֶף֙to.sefH3254,forכִּ֗יKiH3588on the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117you seeרְאֹתְךָ֥re.'o.te.KhaH7200my faceפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440,you will dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.”

29“Asכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you sayדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,”Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ פpa.Nei.khaH6440againאֹסִ֥ף ע֖וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750.”

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