New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 4:20-26

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121and mountedוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them on a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872also tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947thestaffמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, “When you goבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙be.lekh.te.KhaH1980backלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that you performוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the wondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in yourpowerבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027; butI will hardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820so that he will not letH7971the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22Then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is My sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,My firstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060.

23So I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to you, ‘LetH7971My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971that he may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647Me’; but you have refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to letH7971him goלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971.Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I will killהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,your firstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.”’”

24Now it cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961about at the lodgingבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH4411on the wayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him andsoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to putH4191him to deathH4191.

25Then Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a flintצֹ֗רTzorH6864and cutוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772offH3772her son’sבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190andthrewוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060it at Moses’ feetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272,and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “You are indeedכִּ֧יkiH3588a bridegroomחֲתַן־cha.tan-H2860of bloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818to me.”

26So He letH7503him aloneH7503.At that timeאָ֚ז'azH227she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, “You area bridegroomחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860of bloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818”--because of the circumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

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