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Exodus 3:17-20

17And I have saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I will bringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927you up out of the afflictionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714unto the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,unto a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

18And they shall hearkenוְשָׁמְע֖וּve.sha.me.'UH8085to thy voiceלְקֹלֶ֑ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963:and thou shalt comeוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935,thou and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and ye shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto him, The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680hath metנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136with us: and now let us goH3212,we beseech thee, threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִים֙ya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

19And I am sureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will not letיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414you goלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,no, not by a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

20And I will stretch outוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֤יve.sha.lach.TiH7971my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027,and smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221EgyptH4714with all my wondersנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381which I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213in the midstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof: and afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that he will let you goיְשַׁלַּ֥חye.sha.LachH7971.

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