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Exodus 7:15-18

15GetH3212thee unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;lo, he goeth outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318unto the waterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325;and thou shalt standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324by the river’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193against he comeH7125;and the rodוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294which was turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015to a serpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

16And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680hath sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:and, behold, hithertoכֹּֽה׃KohH3541thou wouldest not hearשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085.

17Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,In this thou shalt knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I amthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:behold, I will smiteמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221with the rodבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that isin mine handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027upon the watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which arein the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975,and they shall be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18And the fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that isin the riverבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975shall dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,and the riverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975shall stinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887;and the EgyptiansH4714shall lotheוְנִלְא֣וּve.nil.'UH3811to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354of the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of the riverהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.

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