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Exodus 8:28-32

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.”

30Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖ה מֵעִ֣םmo.Sheh me.'ImH4872 H5973leftוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvai.ye'.TarH6279toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

31and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872requestedכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697.He removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of fliesfrom Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֖הmi.par.'OhH6547and his officialsמֵעֲבָדָ֣יוme.'a.va.DavH5650and his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֑וֹu.me.'a.MoH5971;notלֹ֥אlo'H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259flyremainedנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604.

32But Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853hardenedוַיַּכְבֵּ֤דvai.yakh.BedH3513his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471as wellגַּ֖םgamH1571,and he would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853.

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