23Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;Jacobוְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗בve.ya.'a.KoH3290dweltגָּ֣רgarH1481in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
24And the LORD made His peopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fruitfulוַיֶּ֣פֶרvai.Ye.ferH6509אֶת־'et-H853,more numerousוַ֝יַּֽעֲצִמֵהוּVai.ya.'a.tzi.me.huH6105than their foesמִצָּרָֽיו׃mi.tza.RavH6862,
25whose heartsלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015to hateלִשְׂנֹ֣אlis.No'H8130His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,to conspireלְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗לle.hit.na.KelH5230against His servantsבַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃ba.'a.va.DavH5650.
26He sentשָׁ֭לַחSha.lachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,and Aaronאַ֝הֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977.
27They performedשָֽׂמוּ־sa.mu-H7760His miraculousאֹתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226signsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697among them,and wondersוּ֝מֹפְתִ֗יםu.mo.fe.TimH4159in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamחָֽם׃ChamH2526.
28He sentשָׁ֣לַֽחSha.lachH7971darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and it became darkוַיַּחְשִׁ֑ךְvai.yach.ShikhH2821—yet theyוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808defiedמָ֝ר֗וּma.RuH4784אֶת־'et-H853His wordsדְּבָרֽוֹ׃de.va.RoH1697.
29He turnedהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015אֶת־'et-H853their watersמֵימֵיהֶ֣םmei.mei.HemH4325to bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818and caused their fishדְּגָתָֽם׃de.ga.TamH1710to dieוַ֝יָּ֗מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191אֶת־'et-H853.
30Their landאַרְצָ֣ם'ar.TzamH776teemedשָׁרַ֣ץsha.RatzH8317with frogsצְפַרְדְּעִ֑יםtze.far.de.'ImH6854,even in their royalמַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃mal.khei.HemH4428chambersבְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗יbe.chad.ReiH2315.
32He gave themנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414hailבָּרָ֑דba.RadH1259for rainגִּשְׁמֵיהֶ֣םgish.mei.HemH1653,with lightningאֵ֖שׁ לֶהָב֣וֹת'esh le.ha.VotH784H3852throughout their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.
33He struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221their vinesגַּ֭פְנָםGaf.nomH1612and fig treesוּתְאֵנָתָ֑םu.te.'e.na.TamH8384and shatteredוַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗רvay.sha.BerH7665the treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their countryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
34He spokeאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,and the locustsאַרְבֶּ֑ה'ar.BehH697cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935—young locustsוְ֝יֶ֗לֶקve.Ye.lekH3218withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
35They devouredוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776and consumedוַ֝יֹּ֗אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398the produceפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of their soilאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.
36Then He struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060in their landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776,the firstfruitsרֵ֝אשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605their vigorאוֹנָֽם׃'o.NamH202.
37He brought Israel outוַֽ֭יּוֹצִיאֵםVai.yo.tzi.'emH3318with silverבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֑בve.za.HavH2091,and noneוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369among His tribesבִּשְׁבָטָ֣יוbish.va.TavH7626stumbledכּוֹשֵֽׁל׃ko.ShelH3782.
38Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714was gladשָׂמַ֣חsa.MachH8055when they departedבְּצֵאתָ֑םbe.tze.TamH3318,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreadפַּחְדָּ֣םpach.DamH6343of Israel had fallenנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.
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