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Exodus 8:18-22

18And the magiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּ֧יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with their enchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֛םbe.la.tei.HemH3909to bring forthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318liceהַכִּנִּ֖יםha.ki.NimH3654,but they couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not: so there were liceהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654upon manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120,and upon beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

19Then the magiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, This isthe fingerאֶצְבַּ֥ע'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:and Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820was hardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them; as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20And the LordH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242,and standוְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeH6440PharaohH6547;lo, he cometh forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to the waterהַמָּ֑יְמָהha.Ma.ye.mahH4325;and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LordH3068,Let my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

21Else, if thou wilt not let my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971goמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971,behold, I will sendמַשְׁלִ֨יחַmash.Li.achH7971swarmsהֶעָרֹ֑בhe.'a.RoH6157of fliesupon thee, and upon thy servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and upon thy peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,and into thy housesוּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָu.ve.va.Tei.khaH1004:and the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the EgyptiansH4714shall be fullוּמָ֨לְא֜וּu.Mal.'UH4390of swarmsהֶ֣עָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies,and also the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127whereon they are.

22And I will severוְהִפְלֵיתִי֩ve.hif.lei.TiH6395in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,in which my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971dwellעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975,that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115swarmsעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157of fliesshall beהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961there; to the endלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I amthe LordH3068in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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