Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 4:2-9

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.”

6Furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750,the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Moses, “Putהָֽבֵא־ נָ֤אha.ve'- na'H935 H4994your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027inside your cloakבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.”So he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inside his cloakבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and when he took it outוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּ וְהִנֵּ֥הvai.Yo.tzi.'Ah ve.hi.NehH3318 H2009,his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879,white as snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7“Put your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027backהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725insideאֶל־'el-H413your cloakחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436,”saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORD.So Moses put his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027backוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725insideאֶל־'el-H413his cloakחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436,and when he took it outוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙ מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־vai.yo.tzi.'Ah me.chei.Ko ve.hi.neh-H3318 H2436 H2009,it was restoredשָׁ֖בָהSha.vahH7725,like the rest of his skinכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8And the LORD saidוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they refuseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539youorוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808heedיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085the witnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thatלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the secondהָאֹ֥ת הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'Ot ha.'a.cha.RonH314 H226.

9Butוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518they do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤אha.'E.leh ve.Lo'H428 H3808twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226or listenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085to your voiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947some waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210it on the dry groundהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.Thenוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947fromמִן־min-H4480the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818on the groundבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006.”

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