New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 4:1-9

1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me orlistenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to whatH6963I sayH6963?For they may sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to you.’”

2The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־זֶּ֣הmah-zeh-H4100is that in your handבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “A staffמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.”

3Then He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.”So he threwוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andit becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from it.

4But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretchשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and graspוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270itby its tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180”--so he stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a staffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709--

5“thatthey may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290,has appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to you.”

6The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994putהָֽבֵא־ha.ve'-H935your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into your bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.”So he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and when he tookוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out, beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879like snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PutH7725your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into your bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725.”So he putH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725,and when he tookוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out of his bosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,it was restoredH7725like the rest ofhis fleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8“Ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539you orheedיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085thewitnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thewitnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the lastהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9But ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226or heedיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085whatH6963you sayH6963,then you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947someמִן־min-H4480waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210it on the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004;and the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975will becomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818on the dryבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006groundH3006.”

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