Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 10:4-15

4Butכִּ֛יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to let My peopleעַמִּ֑י הִנְנִ֨י'a.Mi hi.NiH5971 H2005goלְשַׁלֵּ֣חַle.sha.Le.achH7971אֶת־'et-H853,I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697into your territoryבִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃big.vu.Le.khaH1366tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279.

5They will coverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680אֶת־'et-H853the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776so that noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one canיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200אֶת־'et-H853itהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They will devourוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853whatever isיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499leftהַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604מִן־min-H4480afterהַפְּלֵטָ֗הha.pe.le.TahH6413the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259and eatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086that growsהַצֹּמֵ֥חַha.tzo.Me.achH6779in yourמִן־min-H4480fieldsהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

6They will fillוּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'UH4390your housesבָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khaH1004and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of allכָל־khol-H3605your officialsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650andוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004everyכָל־khol-H3605Egyptianמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4713—somethingאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808your fathersH1nor your grandfathersH1have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200since the dayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117they came intoהֱיוֹתָם֙ עַל־he.yo.Tam 'al-H1961 H5921this landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑הha.'a.da.Mah 'ad hai.Yom ha.ZehH127 H5704 H3117 H2088.’”Then Moses turnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and leftוַיֵּצֵ֖א מֵעִ֥םvai.ye.Tze' me.'ImH3318 H5973Pharaoh’s presenceפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֜ה אֵלָ֗יוfar.'Oh 'e.LavH6547 H413officialsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650asked himוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559, “How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will thisזֶ֥הzehH2088man beיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to us?Let the peopleהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853,so that they may worshipוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.Do you not yet realizeהֲטֶ֣רֶם תֵּדַ֔עha.Te.rem te.Da'H3045 H2962thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714lies in ruinsאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6?”

8So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175were brought backוַיּוּשַׁ֞בvai.yu.ShavH7725וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547. “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,worshipעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,” hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413. “But who exactlyH4310will be goingהַהֹלְכִֽים׃ha.ho.le.KhimH1980?”

9“We will goנֵלֵ֑ךְne.LekhH1980with our youngבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and oldוּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּu.viz.ke.Nei.nuH2205,”Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “We will goנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980with our sonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323,and with our flocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and herdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241,forכִּ֥יkiH3588we must holda feastחַג־chag-H2282to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

10Thenוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Pharaohtold themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413, “May the LORDכֵ֤ן יְהוָה֙khen Yah.wehH3068 H3651beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973if I everכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834let you goאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853with your little onesטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945.Clearlyרְא֕וּ כִּ֥יre.'U kiH7200 H3588you are bentנֶ֥גֶד פְּנֵיכֶֽם׃Ne.ged pe.nei.KhemH5048 H6440on evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.

11Noלֹ֣א כֵ֗ןlo' KhenH3808 H3651,only the menהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397may goלְכֽוּ־ נָ֤אle.khu- na'H1980 H4994and worshipוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853that is what youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have been requestingמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245.”And Moses and Aaron were drivenוַיְגָ֣רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853fromמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretch outנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186your handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,so that the locustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697may swarmוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927overעַל־'al-H5921itאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם'E.retz mitz.Ra.yimH776 H4714and devourוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֵ֛ת'etH853—everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the hailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259has left behindהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.”

13So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his staffמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605thatהַה֖וּא וְכָל־ha.Hu' ve.kholH1931 H3605dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentנִהַ֤גni.HagH5090an eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307across the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776.By morningהַבֹּ֣קֶר הָיָ֔הha.Bo.ker ha.YahH1242 H1961the eastהַקָּדִ֔יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307had broughtנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853the locustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697.

14The locustsהָֽאַרְבֶּ֗הha.'ar.BehH697swarmedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927acrossעַ֚ל כָּל־'al kol-H5921 H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and settledוַיָּ֕נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117over the entireבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Neverלֹא־lo'-H3808beforeלְ֠פָנָיוLe.fa.navH6440had there beenהָ֨יָהHa.yahH1961soכֵ֤ןkhenH3651manyכָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֔דka.Ved me.'OdH3515 H3966locustsאַרְבֶּה֙ כָּמֹ֔הוּ וְאַחֲרָ֖יו'ar.Beh ka.Mo.hu ve.'a.cha.RavH697 H3644 H310,and neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808again will there beיִֽהְיֶה־ כֵּֽן׃yih.yeh- KenH1961 H3651.

15They coveredוַיְכַ֞סvay.KhasH3680אֶת־'et-H853the faceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776untilהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776itwas blackוַתֶּחְשַׁ֣ךְva.tech.ShakhH2821,and they consumedוַיֹּ֜אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the plantsעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212on the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605the fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529on the treesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the hailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259had left behindהוֹתִ֖ירho.TirH3498.Nothingוְלֹא־ כָּל־ve.lo'- kol-H3808 H3605greenיֶ֧רֶקYe.rekH3418was leftנוֹתַ֨רno.TarH3498on any treeבָּעֵ֛ץba.'EtzH6086or plantוּבְעֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖הu.ve.'E.sev ha.sa.DehH6212 H7704in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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