New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 7:8-11

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.

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