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Exodus 9:1-4

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.

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