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Exodus 9:1-13

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935in unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Let my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

2For if thou refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to let themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,and wilt holdמַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.ZikH2388them still,

3Behold, the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068isהוֹיָ֗הho.YahH1961upon thy cattleבְּמִקְנְךָ֙be.mik.ne.ChaH4735which isin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,upon the horsesבַּסּוּסִ֤יםba.su.SimH5483,upon the assesבַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ba.cha.mo.RimH2543,upon the camelsבַּגְּמַלִּ֔יםba.ge.ma.LimH1581,upon the oxenבַּבָּקָ֖רba.ba.KarH1241,and upon the sheepוּבַצֹּ֑אןu.va.TzonH6629: there shall bea veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousכָּבֵ֥דka.VedH3515murrainדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698.

4And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall severוְהִפְלָ֣הve.hif.LahH6395between the cattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the cattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:and there shall nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191of all that isthe children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appointedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a set timeמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,To morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

6And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,and all the cattleמִקְנֵ֣הmik.NehH4735of EgyptH4714diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191:but of the cattleוּמִמִּקְנֵ֥הu.mi.mik.NehH4735of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478diedמֵ֥תmetH4191not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

7And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971,and, behold, there was not oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259of the cattleמִמִּקְנֵ֥הmi.mik.NehH4735of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deadמֵ֛תmetH4191.And the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was hardenedוַיִּכְבַּד֙vai.yikh.BadH3513,and he did not let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971goשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971.

8And the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947to you handfulsמְלֹ֣א חָפְנֵיכֶ֔םme.Lo' cha.fe.nei.KhemH4393 H2651of ashesפִּ֖יחַPi.achH6368of the furnaceכִּבְשָׁ֑ןkiv.ShanH3536,and let Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sprinkleוּזְרָק֥וֹu.ze.ra.KoH2236it toward the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

9And it shall become small dustלְאָבָ֔קle.'a.VakH80in all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and shall be a boilלִשְׁחִ֥יןlish.ChinH7822breaking forthפֹּרֵ֛חַpo.Re.achH6524withblainsאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76upon manהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120,and upon beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929,throughout all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And they tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947ashesפִּ֣יחַPi.achH6368of the furnaceהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֥קvai.yiz.RokH2236it up toward heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064;and it became a boilשְׁחִין֙she.ChinH7822breaking forthפֹּרֵ֕חַpo.Re.achH6524withblainsאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76upon manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120,and upon beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

11And the magiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗יםha.char.tu.MimH2748couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמֹ֛דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822;for the boilהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822was upon the magiciansבַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖םba.char.tu.MimH2748,and upon all the EgyptiansH4714.

12And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and he hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them; as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

13And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and standוְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680,Let my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

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