New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 10:7-11

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.

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