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Exodus 4:18-20

18Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980backוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his father-in-lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859Jethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me returnאֵ֣לְכָה וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'E.le.khah ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725 H1980toאֶל־'el-H413my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200if they are stillהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.” “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965,” Jethrorepliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶר יִתְר֛וֹ לְמֹשֶׁ֖הvai.Yo.mer yit.Ro le.mo.ShehH559 H3503 H4872.

19Now the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980backשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,forכִּי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who soughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853to kill youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191.”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,put themוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392onעַֽל־'al-H5921a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and headed backוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Egyptאַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם'Ar.tzah mitz.Ra.yimH776 H4714.Andמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872heאֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the staffמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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