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Exodus 7:1-13

1And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have madeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547:and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shall be thy prophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2Thou shalt speakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696all that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680thee: and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shall speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,that he sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3And I will hardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235my signsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226and my wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547shall not hearkenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085unto you, that I may layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318mine armiesצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635, andmy peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714by greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5And the EgyptiansH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I stretch forthבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and bring outוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from amongמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432them.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them, so didעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213they.

7And Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872wasfourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Aaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,when they spakeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547shall speakיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shewתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159for you: then thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֧חkachH3947thy rodמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294,and castוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, andit shall become a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

10And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175went inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and they didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213so as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cast downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his rodמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and it became a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547also calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the wise menלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450and the sorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784:now the magiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they also didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in like mannerכֵּֽן׃KenH3651with their enchantmentsH3858.

12For they cast downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his rodמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and they became serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577:but Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175rodמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowed upוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104their rodsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13And he hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,that he hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them; as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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