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Exodus 4:18-20

18And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3212and returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725to Jethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500his father in lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let me goH3212,I pray thee, and returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto my brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251which arein Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they be yetהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.And Jethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH3212in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH3212,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for all the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191which soughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and his sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,and setוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them upon an assהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the rodמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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