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Exodus 9:22-32

22Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁהmo.shehH4872, “Stretch outנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186אֶת־'et-H853your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,so that hailבָרָ֖דva.RadH1259may fallוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714—onעַל־'al-H5921manהָאָדָ֣ם וְעַל־ha.'a.Dam ve.'al-H120 H5921and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וְעַ֛לha.be.he.Mah ve.'AlH929 H5921and everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704throughout the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

23So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיֵּ֨טvai.YetH5186his staffמַטֵּהוּ֮ma.te.HuH4294towardעַל־'al-H5921heavenהַשָּׁמַיִם֒ha.sha.ma.YimH8064,and the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sentנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thunderקֹלֹת֙ko.LotH6963and hailוּבָרָ֔דu.va.RadH1259,and lightningאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784struckוַתִּ֥הֲלַךְva.Ti.ha.lakhH1980the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.So the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068rained downוַיַּמְטֵ֧רvai.yam.TerH4305hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259uponעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

24The hailבָרָ֔דva.RadH1259fellוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961and the lightningוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784continued flashingמִתְלַקַּ֖חַתmit.la.Ka.chatH3947through itבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432.The hailהַבָּרָ֑דha.ba.RadH1259was soמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966severeכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808like itכָמֹ֙הוּ֙kha.Mo.huH3644had ever beenהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961seenin allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from the timeמֵאָ֖זme.'AzH227it becameהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961a nationלְגֽוֹי׃le.GoyH1471.

25Throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֵ֚ת'etH853,the hailהַבָּרָ֜דha.ba.RadH1259struck downוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,both manמֵאָדָ֖םme.'a.DamH120andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704beastבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853; itהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853beat downהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and strippedשִׁבֵּֽר׃shi.BerH7665everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה'etz ha.sa.DehH6086 H7704.

26The onlyרַ֚קrakH7535place where it did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hailבָּרָֽד׃ba.RadH1259wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֔שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478livedשָׁ֖םshamH8033.

27Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971 H7121Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֣הle.mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֔ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175. “This timeהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,”he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֖םvai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413. “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isrighteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662,and Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971arewickedהָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ha.re.sha.'ImH7563.

28Prayהַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'.Ti.ruH6279toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for there has beenמִֽהְיֹ֛תmih.YotH1961enoughוְרַ֕בve.RavH7227of God’sאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and hailוּבָרָ֑דu.va.RadH1259.I will let you goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָ֣הva.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853;you do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808need to stayלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975any longerתֹסִפ֖וּןto.si.FunH3254.”

29Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “When I have leftכְּצֵאתִי֙ke.tze.TiH3318אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,I will spread outאֶפְרֹ֥שׂ'ef.RosH6566אֶת־'et-H853my handsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.The thunderהַקֹּל֣וֹתha.ko.LotH6963will ceaseיֶחְדָּל֗וּןyech.da.LunH2308,and there will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750hailוְהַבָּרָד֙ve.ha.ba.RadH1259,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isthe LORD’sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

30But as for youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859and your officialsוַעֲבָדֶ֑יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588you still do notטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962fearתִּֽירְא֔וּן מִפְּנֵ֖יtir.'Un mi.pe.NeiH3372 H6440the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”

31(Now the flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֥הve.ha.pish.TahH6594and barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרָ֖הve.ha.se.'o.RahH8184were destroyedנֻכָּ֑תָהnu.Ka.tahH5221,sinceכִּ֤יkiH3588the barleyהַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ אָבִ֔יבha.se.'o.Rah 'a.VivH8184 H24was ripe and the flaxוְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖הve.ha.pish.TahH6594wasin bloomגִּבְעֹֽל׃giv.'OlH1392;

32but the wheatוְהַחִטָּ֥הve.ha.chi.TahH2406and speltוְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶתve.hak.ku.Se.metH3698were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyedנֻכּ֑וּnu.KuH5221,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theyהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2007are late cropsאֲפִילֹ֖ת'a.fi.LotH648.)

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