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Exodus 4:18-23

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.

21The LORDיְהוָה֮ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413instructedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, “When you goבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙be.lekh.te.KhaH1980backלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,see thatרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200you performוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the wondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760within your powerבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027.But Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will hardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820so that he will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853.

22Then tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547thatthis is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is My firstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,

23and I told youוָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יךָva.'o.Mar 'e.Lei.khaH559 H413to let My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853so that he may worship Meוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647.But since you have refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to let him goלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971,beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595will killהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026אֶת־'et-H853your firstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121!’”

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