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Exodus 8:5-20

5And the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spakeH559unto MosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Stretch forthנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186thine handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with thy rodבְּמַטֶּ֔ךָbe.ma.Te.khaH4294over the streamsהַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔תha.ne.ha.RotH5104,over the riversH2975,and over the pondsהָאֲגַמִּ֑יםha.'a.ga.MimH98,and cause frogsH6854to come upוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927upon the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6And Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175stretched outוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027over the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the frogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854came upוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7And the magiciansהַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so with their enchantmentsבְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbe.la.tei.HemH3909,and brought upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927frogsH6854upon the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and AaronH175,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Intreatהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279the LordH3068,that he may take awayוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493the frogsH6854from me, and from my peopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971;and I will let the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,that they may do sacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076unto the LordH3068.

9And MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547,Gloryהִתְפָּאֵ֣רhit.pa.'ErH6286over me: whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall I intreatאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for thee, and for thy servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and for thy peopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971,to destroyלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772the frogsH6854from thee and thy housesH1004, thatthey may remainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only?

10And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To morrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Be itaccording to thy wordכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697:that thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there isnone like unto the Lordכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11And the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854shall departוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from thee, and from thy housesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004,and from thy servantsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and from thy peopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971;they shall remainתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604in the riverבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975only.

12And MosesH4872and AaronH175went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:and MosesH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817unto the LordH3068because ofדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854which he had broughtשָׂ֥םsamH7760against Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

13And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;and the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191out of the housesהַבָּתִּ֥יםha.ba.TimH1004,out of the villagesהַחֲצֵרֹ֖תha.cha.tze.RotH2691,and out of the fieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704.

14And they gathered them togetherוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּvai.yitz.be.RuH6651upon heapsH2563:and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776stankוַתִּבְאַ֖שׁva.tiv.'AshH887.

15But when PharaohH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there was respiteהָֽרְוָחָ֔הha.re.va.ChahH7309,he hardenedוְהַכְבֵּד֙ve.hakh.BedH3513his heartH3820,and hearkenedH8085not unto them; as the LordH3068had saidH1696.

16And the LordH3068saidH559unto MosesH4872,SayH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Stretch outנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186thy rodמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294,and smiteוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that it may become liceלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

17And they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so; for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175stretched outוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with his rodבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294,and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and it became liceהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654in manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120,and in beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929;all the dustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776became liceכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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.

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