New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 10:21-29

21Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretchנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186out your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027towardעַל־'al-H5921the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that there may be darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822overעַל־'al-H5921the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,even a darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822which may be feltוְיָמֵ֖שׁve.ya.MeshH4959.”

22So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872stretchedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186out his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027towardעַל־'al-H5921the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and there wasthickאֲפֵלָ֛ה'a.fe.LahH653darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ־cho.shekh-H2822in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

23They did not seeרָא֞וּra.'UH7200oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,norH3808did anyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376riseקָ֛מוּKa.muH6965from his placeמִתַּחְתָּ֖יוmi.tach.TavH8478for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,but allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961lightא֖וֹר'orH216in their dwellingsבְּמוֹשְׁבֹתָֽם׃be.mo.she.vo.TamH4186.

24Then Pharaohפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980,serveעִבְד֣וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;onlyH7534let your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֥םtzon.KhemH6629and your herdsוּבְקַרְכֶ֖םu.ve.kar.KhemH1241be detainedיֻצָּ֑גyu.TzagH3322.Evenגַּֽם־gam-H1571your littleטַפְּכֶ֖םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945may goיֵלֵ֥ךְye.LekhH1980with you.”

25But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You must alsoגַּם־gam-H1571letH5414us haveבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH5414 H3027sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burntוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930, that we maysacrificeוְעָשִׂ֖ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213themto the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

26Therefore, our livestockמִקְנֵ֜נוּmik.Ne.nuH4735tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shall goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980with us; not a hoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541shall be leftH7604behindH7604,for we shall takeנִקַּ֔חni.KachH3947someמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of them to serveלַעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.And untilעַד־'ad-H5704we arriveבֹּאֵ֖נוּbo.'E.nuH935thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033,we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587do not knowנֵדַ֗עne.Da'H3045with whatמַֽה־mah-H4100we shall serveנַּעֲבֹד֙na.'a.VodH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.”

27Butthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and he was not willingאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14to letH7971them goלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971.

28Then Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “GetH1980awayH1980from me!Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104,do not seeרְא֣וֹתre.'otH7200my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440againתֹּ֙סֶף֙to.sefH3254,for in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117you seeרְאֹתְךָ֥re.'o.te.KhaH7200my faceפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440you shall dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191!”

29Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You are rightH3653;I shall neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ פpa.Nei.khaH6440againאֹסִ֥ף'o.SifH3254!”

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