New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 10:4-12

4For ifאִם־'im-H518you refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to letH7971My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971goלְשַׁלֵּ֣חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdH2009,tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697into your territoryבִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃big.vu.Le.khaH1366.

5They shall coverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680the surfaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one will be ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They will also eatוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of whatH6413has escapedH6413--what is leftהַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604to you from the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259--and they will eatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086which sproutsהַצֹּמֵ֥חַha.tzo.Me.achH6779for you out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

6Thenyour housesבָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khaH1004shall be filledוּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'UH4390and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of allכָל־khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of allכָל־khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714, somethingwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834neitherH3808your fathersH1norH3808your grandfathersH1have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200,from the dayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117that theycameהֱיוֹתָם֙he.yo.TamH1961upon the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”And he turnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will thisזֶ֥הzehH2088man bea snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to us? LetH7971the menH376goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430. Do you notrealizeתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714is destroyedאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6?”

8So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175were broughtH7725backוַיּוּשַׁ֞בvai.yu.ShavH7725to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!WhoH4310are the ones that are goingהַהֹלְכִֽים׃ha.ho.le.KhimH1980?”

9Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “We shall goנֵלֵ֑ךְne.LekhH1980with our youngבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and our oldוּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּu.viz.ke.Nei.nuH2205;with our sonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and our daughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323,with our flocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and our herdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241we shall goנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980, for wemust hold a feastחַג־chag-H2282to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֵ֤ןkhenH3651may the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with you,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834everH3512I letH7971you and your littleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945goאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971!TakeH7200heedH7200,for evilH7463isin your mindפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃pe.nei.KhemH6440.

11Not soכֵ֗ןKhenH3651!Goלְכֽוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֤אna'H4994,the menהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397among you,and serveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, forthat is what you desireמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245.” Sothey were drivenוַיְגָ֣רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644out from Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretchנְטֵ֨הne.TehH5186out your handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027overH5921the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for the locustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697,that they may comeוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up on the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, evenallכָּל־kol-H3605that the hailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259has leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.”

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