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Exodus 8:25-29

25Then PharaohH6547 H413summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121MosesH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175and saidH559, “Goלְכ֛וּle.KhuH1980,sacrificeH2076to your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖םle.lo.hei.KhemH430within this landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

26But MosesH4872repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It would notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be rightנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the sacrifices we offerנִזְבַּ֖חniz.BachH2076to the LORDH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430would be detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005we offer sacrificesנִזְבַּ֞חniz.BachH2076that areאֶת־'et-H853detestableתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441beforeלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,will they notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808stone usיִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃yis.ke.Lu.nuH5619?

27We must makeנֵלֵ֖ךְne.LekhH1980a three-dayשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔יםshe.Lo.shet ya.MimH7969 H3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057and sacrificeוְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ve.za.Vach.nuH2076to the LORDH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He commands usיֹאמַ֥ר אֵלֵֽינוּ׃yo.Mar 'e.Lei.nuH559 H413.”

28PharaohH6547answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595will let you goH7971H853and sacrificeוּזְבַחְתֶּ֞םu.ze.vach.TemH2076to the LORDלַיהוָ֤הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,butרַ֛קrakH7535you must notH3808goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980very farH7368.Now prayהַעְתִּ֖ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279for meבַּעֲדִֽי׃ba.'a.DiH1157.”

29“As soon as Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595leave youיוֹצֵ֤א מֵֽעִמָּךְ֙yo.Tze' me.'i.moKhH3318 H5973,”Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗ה הִנֵּ֨הmo.Sheh hi.NehH4872 H2009saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will prayוְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.ha'.tar.TiH6279toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so that tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֗בhe.'a.RoH6157of flieswill departוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֛הmi.par.'OhH6547and his officialsמֵעֲבָדָ֥יוme.'a.va.DavH5650and his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֖וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971.Butרַ֗קRakH7535Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547must notאַל־'al-H408act deceitfullyהָתֵ֔לha.TelH2048againיֹסֵ֤ףyo.SefH3254by refusingלְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.TiH1115to let the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goשַׁלַּ֣חsha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853and sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.”

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