New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 8:1-6

1Then the LordH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and sayH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysH559the LordH3068, “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

2But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to letH7971themgoלְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I will smiteנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062your wholeכָּל־kol-H3605territoryגְּבוּלְךָ֖ge.vu.le.KhaH1366with frogsH6854.

3The Nileהַיְאֹר֮hay.'OrH2975willswarmוְשָׁרַ֣ץve.sha.RatzH8317with frogsH6854,which will comeH5927up and goוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004and into your bedroomוּבַחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖u.va.cha.Dar mish.ka.ve.KhaH2315 H4904and on your bedמִטָּתֶ֑ךָmi.ta.Te.khaH4296,and into the housesוּבְבֵ֤יתu.ve.VeitH1004of your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and on your peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֔ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971,and into your ovensוּבְתַנּוּרֶ֖יךָu.ve.ta.nu.Rei.khaH8574and into your kneadingוּבְמִשְׁאֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃u.ve.mish.'a.ro.Tei.khaH4863bowlsH4863.

4So the frogsH6854will comeיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927up on you and your peopleH5971and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”’”

5Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “SayH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Stretchנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186out your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027with your staffבְּמַטֶּ֔ךָbe.ma.Te.khaH4294overH5921the riversהַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔תha.ne.ha.RotH5104,overH5921thestreamsH2975and overH5921the poolsהָאֲגַמִּ֑יםha.'a.ga.MimH98,and make frogsH6854comeוְהַ֥עַלve.Ha.'alH5927up on the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

6So Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175stretchedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186out his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027overעַ֖ל'alH5921the watersמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thefrogsהַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַha.tze.far.De.a'H6854cameוַתַּ֙עַל֙va.Ta.'alH5927up and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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