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Exodus 7:1-13

1The LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have madeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you like Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961your prophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are to speakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680,and your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175is to tellיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696אֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547to let the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853out of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3But Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589will hardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185אֶת־'et-H853Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and though I will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235אֶת־'et-H853My signsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

4Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085to youאֲלֵכֶם֙'a.le.KhemH413.Then I will layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027on Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and by mightyגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419acts of judgmentבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853the divisionsצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635אֶת־'et-H853of My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4713will knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I stretch outבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186אֶת־'et-H853My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out from among themמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432.”

6So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213כֵּ֥ןkenH3651עָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853had commanded themצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680.

7Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872was eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141and Aaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן בֶּן־ve.'a.ha.Ron ben-H175 H1121was eighty-threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁ וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑הsha.Losh u.she.mo.Nim sha.NahH7969 H8084 H8141when they spokeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־mo.Sheh ve.'el-H4872 H413and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃'a.ha.Ron le.MorH175 H559,

9“Whenכִּי֩kiH3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547tells youיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵכֶ֤םye.da.Ber 'a.le.KhemH1696 H413לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Performתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159,’you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֧חkachH3947אֶֽת־'et-H853your staffמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294and throw it downוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547,’ andit will becomeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.”

10So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547and didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ כֵ֔ןvai.Ya.'a.su KhenH6213 H3651just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680.Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his staff downמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥יfar.'Oh ve.lif.NeiH6547 H6440and his officialsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and it becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547גַּם־gam-H1571calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wise menלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and sorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784and magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and theyהֵ֜םhemH1992alsoגַם־gam-H1571didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the same thingsכֵּֽן׃KenH3651by their magic artsבְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖םbe.la.ha.tei.HemH3814.

12Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one threw downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993his staffמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and it becameוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961a serpentלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577.But Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175אֶת־'et-H853staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowed upוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104the otherstaffsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13Still, Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820was hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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