Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 11

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “I will bringאָבִ֤יא'a.Vi'H935uponעַל־'al-H5921Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259moreע֣וֹדodH5750plagueנֶ֤גַעNe.ga'H5061.Afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֕ןkhenH3651,he will allow you to leaveיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853this placeמִזֶּ֑הmi.ZehH2088.And when he lets you goכְּשַׁ֨לְּח֔וֹke.Sha.le.ChoH7971,he will drive you outH1644completelyכָּלָ֕הka.LahH3617אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853מִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.

2Nowנָ֖א בְּאָזְנֵ֣יna' be.'a.ze.NeiH4994 H241announceדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971that menאִ֣ישׁ׀ מֵאֵ֣ת רֵעֵ֗הוּ'ish me.'Et re.'E.huH376 H854 H7453and women alikeוְאִשָּׁה֙ve.'i.ShahH802should askוְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּ מֵאֵ֣תve.yish.'a.Lu me.'EtH7592 H854their neighborsרְעוּתָ֔הּre.'u.TahH7468for articlesכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֖סֶף וּכְלֵ֥יKhe.sef u.khe.LeiH3701 H3627and goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.”

3And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Egyptiansמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713.Moreoverגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872himselfהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376was highlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966regardedגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776in Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714byבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֖ה וּבְעֵינֵ֥יfar.'Oh u.ve.'ei.NeiH6547 H5869officialsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650and by the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

4So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘About midnightכַּחֲצֹ֣ת הַלַּ֔יְלָהka.cha.Tzot ha.Lay.lahH2676 H3915Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will goיוֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318throughoutבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

5and everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstborn sonבְּכוֹר֮be.khOrH1060in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714will dieוּמֵ֣תu.MetH4191,from the firstbornמִבְּכ֤וֹרmi.be.KhorH1060of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547who sitsהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,toעַ֚ד'adH5704the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the servant girlהַשִּׁפְחָ֔הha.shif.ChahH8198אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the hand millהָרֵחָ֑יִםha.re.Cha.yimH7347,as well as the firstbornבְּכ֥וֹרbe.KhorH1060of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the cattleבְּהֵמָֽה׃be.he.MahH929.

6Then a greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419cryצְעָקָ֥הtze.'a.KahH6818will go outוְהָֽיְתָ֛הve.ha.ye.TahH1961over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Suchאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834an outcryכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ka.Mo.huH3644has neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808been heard beforeנִהְיָ֔תָהnih.Ya.tahH1961and will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808be heardוְכָמֹ֖הוּve.kha.Mo.huH3644againתֹסִֽף׃to.SifH3254.

7But among allוּלְכֹ֣ל׀u.le.KholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,notלֹ֤אlo'H3808even a dogכֶּ֙לֶב֙ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹke.lev le.sho.NoH3611 H3956will snarlיֶֽחֱרַץ־ye.che.ratz-H2782at manלְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־le.me.'Ish ve.'ad-H376 H5704or beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.’Thenלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616you will knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּןte.de.'UnH3045thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068makes a distinctionיַפְלֶ֣הyaf.LehH6395betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִם וּבֵ֥יןmitz.Ra.yim u.VeinH4714 H996and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And allכָל־khol-H3605theseאֵ֨לֶּה'E.lehH428officialsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650of yours will comeוְיָרְד֣וּve.ya.re.DuH3381אֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413and bowוְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ־ve.hish.ta.cha.vu-H7812before me,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Goצֵ֤אtze'H3318,youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834follow youבְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272!’Afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֖ןkhenH3651,I will departאֵצֵ֑א'e.Tze'H3318.”And hotבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750with angerאָֽף׃ ס'AfH639, Mosesleftוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547presenceמֵֽעִם־me.'im-H5973.

9The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547will notלֹא־lo'-H3808listenיִשְׁמַ֥עyish.Ma'H8085to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413,so thatלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616My wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159may be multipliedרְב֥וֹתre.VotH7235in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

10Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֣הu.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֗ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wondersהַמֹּפְתִ֥יםha.mo.fe.TimH4159beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,but the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820so that he would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808let the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478go outשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פme.'ar.TzoH776.

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