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Exodus 4:1-5

1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005they do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539meorוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they may sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.’”

2And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413, “What is thatמַה־זֶּ֣הmah-zeh-H4100in your handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?” “A staffמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

3“Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,”saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the LORD.So Moses threwוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and it becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a snakeלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175,andמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872heranוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from itמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

4“Stretch outשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and grab itוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270by the tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180,”the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, whoreached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388the snake,and it turned backוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961into a staffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in his handבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709.

5“This is so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1—the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290—has appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.”

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