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Exodus 4:1-17

1And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,But, behold, they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me, nor hearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085unto my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963:for they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath not appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

2And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What isthat in thine handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,A rodמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.And he castוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and it became a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440it.

4And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Put forthשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027,and takeוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270it by the tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180.And he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it became a rodלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in his handבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709:

5That they may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290,hath appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

6And the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750unto him, Putהָֽבֵא־ha.ve'-H935now thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thy bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.And he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436:and when he tookוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out, behold, his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879as snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7725thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thy bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725.And he putH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725;and pluckedוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out of his bosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,and, behold, it was turned againH7725as his otherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee, neither hearkenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085to the voiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,that they will believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539the voiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the latterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539also these twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neither hearkenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085unto thy voiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,that thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947of the waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210itupon the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land:and the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325which thou takestתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947out of the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shall become bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818upon the dryבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006land.

10And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,Oבִּ֣יbiH994my Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,Iאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376amnot eloquentדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697,neither heretoforeמִתְּמוֹל֙ מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.mOl mi.shil.ShomH8543 H8032,nor sinceמֵאָ֥זme.'AzH227thou hast spokenדַּבֶּרְךָda.ber.khaH1696unto thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: but I amslowכְבַד־khe.vad-H3515of speechפֶּ֛הpehH6310,and of a slowוּכְבַ֥דu.khe.VadH3515tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.

11And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Who hath madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760man’sלָֽאָדָם֒la.'a.DamH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?or who makethיָשׂ֣וּםya.SumH7760the dumbאִלֵּ֔ם'i.LemH483,or deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,or the seeingפִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achH6493,or the blindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787?have not I the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

12Now therefore goH3212,and I will be with thy mouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310,and teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384thee what thou shalt sayתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994my Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971,I pray thee, by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of him whomthou wilt sendתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.

14And the angerאַ֨ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872,and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Isnot Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251?I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he can speakדַבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696wellיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696.And also, behold, he cometh forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to meetH7125thee: and when he seethוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200thee, he will be gladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

15And thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him, and putוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310:and I will be with thy mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310,and with his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,and will teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you what ye shall doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

16And he shall be thy spokesmanוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696unto the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and he shall be, evenhe shall be to thee instead of a mouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310,and thou shalt be to him instead of Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

17And thou shalt takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947this rodהַמַּטֶּ֥הha.ma.TehH4294in thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,wherewith thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213signsהָאֹתֹֽת׃ פha.'o.TotH226.

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