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Exodus 4:1-17

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredandsaidH559,Butbehold,theywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me,norhearken untomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963;fortheywillsayH559,Jehovahhasnotappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200tothee.

2AndJehovahsaidH559tohim,Whatisthatinthyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?AndhesaidH559,Astaffמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.

3AndhesaidH559,CastH7993itonthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.AndhecastH7993itonthegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,anditbecameH1961aserpent;andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledH5127frombeforeit.

4AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Stretchשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971outthyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027andtakeH2388itbythetailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180—andhestretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971outhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027andcaughtit,anditbecameH1961astaffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294inhishandH3027—

5thattheymaybelieveיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

6AndJehovahsaidH559moreovertohim,Putnowthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.Andheputhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intohisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,andtookitout,andbehold,hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879,assnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7AndhesaidH559,Putthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intothybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436again.Andheputhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intohisbosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436again,andtookitoutofhisbosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,andbehold,itwasturnedH7725againashisfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8Anditshallcometopass,iftheywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee,neitherhearkentothevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963ofthefirstH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,thattheywillbelieveוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963oftheothersignהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9Anditshallcometopass,iftheywillnotbelieveיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539alsoגַּם֩gamH1571thosetwoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neitherhearken unto thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,thatthou shalttakeH3947ofthewaterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325oftheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,andpourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210[it]onthedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004[landH3004];andthewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325thatthou takestoutoftheriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shallbecomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818uponthedryH3004[landH3004].

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidH559toJehovah, AhLord!Iamnoteloquent,neitherheretoforenorsincethou hastspokenH1696tothyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,forIamslowofspeechandofaslowtongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.

11AndJehovahsaidH559tohim,WhogavemanH120amouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?orwhomaketh dumb,ordeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,orseeing,orblindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787? [have]notI,Jehovah?

12AndnowH6258go,andIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961withthymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,andwillteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384theewhatthou shaltsayתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

13AndhesaidH559,AhLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136!sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971,Ipraythee,bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027[ofhimwhom] thou wiltsendתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.

14Thentheangerאַ֨ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstMosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872,andhesaidH559,IsnotAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251?Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thathecanspeakH1696wellH1571.Andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571behold,hegoethouttomeetthee;andwhenheseeth theehewillbegladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

15Andthou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696untohim,andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697inhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310;andIwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961withthymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310,andwithhismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,andwillteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youwhatyeshalldo.

16Andheshallspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696forthee untothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;anditshallcometopassthatheshallbeH1961totheeforamouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310,andthou shaltbeH1961tohimforGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

17Andthou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947thisstaffהַמַּטֶּ֥הha.ma.TehH4294inthyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,withwhichthou shaltdothesignsהָאֹתֹֽת׃ פha.'o.TotH226.

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