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Exodus 7:8-13

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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