New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 7:1-13

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I makeנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you asGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547,and your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֥ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shall be your prophetנְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ne.vi.'E.khaH5030.

2You shall speakתְדַבֵּ֔רte.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605that I commandאֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ'a.tza.Ve.kaH6680you, and your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֤ןve.'a.ha.RonH175shall speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547that he letH7971the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goוְשִׁלַּ֥חve.shi.LachH7971out of his landמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

3ButI will hardenאַקְשֶׁ֖ה'ak.ShehH7185Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820that I maymultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧יve.hir.bei.TiH7235My signsאֹתֹתַ֛י'o.to.TaiH226and My wondersמוֹפְתַ֖יmof.TaiH4159in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

4WhenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547does not listenיִשְׁמַ֤עyish.Ma'H8085to you, then I will layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027on Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714andbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֨יve.ho.tze.TiH3318out My hostsצִבְאֹתַ֜יtziv.'o.TaiH6635,My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714bygreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsבִּשְׁפָטִ֖יםbish.fa.TimH8201.

5The EgyptiansH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֤וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, when Istretchבִּנְטֹתִ֥יbin.to.TiH5186out My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027on Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֥יve.ho.tze.TiH3318out the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from their midstמִתּוֹכָֽם׃mi.to.KhamH8432.”

6So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213it;as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680them, thusכֵּ֥ןkenH3651they didעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

7Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֙u.mo.ShehH4872waseightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldH1121and Aaronוְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175eighty-threeוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084,when they spokeבְּדַבְּרָ֖םbe.da.be.RamH1696to Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃ פpar.'OhH6547.

8Now the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Whenכִּי֩kiH3588Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547speaksיְדַבֵּ֨רye.da.BerH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Workתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a miracleמוֹפֵ֑תmo.FetH4159,’then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֧חkachH3947your staffמַטְּךָ֛ma.te.KhaH4294and throwוְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itdownH7993beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547, thatit may becomeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.’”

10So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and thusכֵ֔ןKhenH3651they didוַיַּ֣עַשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175threwH7993his staffמַטֵּ֗הוּma.Te.huH4294downוַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993beforeH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֛הfar.'OhH6547andhis servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, and itbecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְתַנִּֽין׃le.ta.NinH8577.

11Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsoגַּם־gam-H1571calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121for thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784,and they alsoגַם־gam-H1571, themagiciansחַרְטֻמֵּ֥יchar.tu.MeiH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the sameכֵּֽן׃KenH3651withtheir secretH3909artsH3909.

12For eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376threwH7993downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993his staffמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294and they turnedוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961into serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577.But Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104up their staffsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13YetPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them, as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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