New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 7:15-18

15Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242ashe is goingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out to the waterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325,and stationH5324yourselfH5324to meetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him on the bankשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975;and you shall takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027the staffוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294that was turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into a serpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175.

16You shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680,sentH7971me to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.But beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,you have not listenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowכֹּֽה׃KohH3541.”

17Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “By thisH2088you shall knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will strikeמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that is in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975with the staffבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in my handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027, andit will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18The fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that are in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,and the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975willbecomeH887foulH887,and the EgyptiansH4714willfindH3811difficultyH3811in drinkingלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.”’”

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