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Exodus 3:5-10

5And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Draw not nighתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126hitherהֲלֹ֑םha.LomH1988:put offשַׁל־shal-H5394thy shoesנְעָלֶ֙יךָ֙ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275from off thy feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272,for the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereonאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou standestעוֹמֵ֣דo.MedH5975isholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944groundאַדְמַת־'ad.mat-H127.

6Moreover he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872hidוַיַּסְתֵּ֤רvai.yas.TerH5641his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440;for he was afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to lookמֵהַבִּ֖יטme.ha.BitH5027upon Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have surelyרָאֹ֥הra.'OhH7200seenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971which arein Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085their cryצַעֲקָתָ֤םtza.'a.ka.TamH6818by reasonמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their taskmastersנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוno.ge.SavH5065;for I knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045their sorrowsמַכְאֹבָֽיו׃makh.'o.VavH4341;

8And I am come downוָאֵרֵ֞דva.'e.RedH3381to deliverלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀le.ha.tzi.LoH5337them out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and to bringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮u.le.ha.'a.lo.ToH5927them up out of that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto a goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776and a largeוּרְחָבָ֔הu.re.cha.VahH7342,unto a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706;unto the placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725of 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 Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

9Now therefore, behold, the cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935unto me: and I have also seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the oppressionהַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzH3906wherewith the EgyptiansH4714oppressלֹחֲצִ֥יםlo.cha.TzimH3905them.

10ComeH3212now therefore, and I will sendוְאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֖ve.'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,that thou mayest bring forthוְהוֹצֵ֛אve.ho.Tze'H3318my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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