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Exodus 9:8-17

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.

14For I will at this timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971all my plaguesמַגֵּפֹתַי֙ma.ge.fo.TaiH4046upon thine heartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820,and upon thy servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and upon thy peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971;that thou mayest knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that there isnone like me in all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For now I will stretch outשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,that I may smiteוָאַ֥ךְva.'AkhH5221thee and thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971with pestilenceבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698;and thou shalt be cut offוַתִּכָּחֵ֖דva.ti.ka.ChedH3582from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16And in veryוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199deedH5668for this causehave I raised thee upהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975,for to shewהַרְאֹתְךָ֣har.'o.te.KhaH7200inthee my powerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581;and that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034may be declaredסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608throughout all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17As yet exaltestמִסְתּוֹלֵ֣לmis.to.LelH5549thou thyself against my peopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971,that thou wilt not let them goשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971?

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