New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 8:17-24

17They didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵ֗ןKhenH3651;and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175stretchedוַיֵּט֩vai.YetH5186out his handיָד֤וֹya.DoH3027with his staffבְמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙ve.ma.Te.huH4294,and struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there weregnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654on manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָ֑הu.va.be.he.MahH929.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the dustעֲפַ֥ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776becameH1961gnatsכִנִּ֖יםkhi.NimH3654through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

18Themagiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּ֧יםha.char.tu.MimH2748triedוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213with their secretH3909artsH3909to bringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318gnatsהַכִּנִּ֖יםha.ki.NimH3654, butthey couldיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201not; so there weregnatsהַכִּנָּ֔םha.ki.NamH3654on manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

19Then themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “Thisהִ֑ואhi'H1931is the fingerאֶצְבַּ֥ע'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”But Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20Now the LordH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֤םhash.KemH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242and presentוְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ve.hit.ya.TzevH3320yourselfH3320beforeH6440PharaohH6547, ashe comesיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out to the waterהַמָּ֑יְמָהha.Ma.ye.mahH4325,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LordH3068, “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

21For ifאִם־'im-H518you do not letH7971My peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971goמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַme.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdH2009,I will sendמַשְׁלִ֨יחַmash.Li.achH7971swarmsהֶעָרֹ֑בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies on you and on your servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֧יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and on your peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֛u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971and into your housesוּבְבָתֶּ֖יךָu.ve.va.Tei.khaH1004;and the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of the EgyptiansH4714will be fullוּמָ֨לְא֜וּu.Mal.'UH4390of swarmsהֶ֣עָרֹ֔בhe.'a.RoH6157of flies, and alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they dwell.

22But on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117I will setH6395apartH6395the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Goshenגֹּ֗שֶׁןGo.shenH1657,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971arelivingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975,so that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115swarmsעָרֹ֑בa.RoH6157of flies will be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,in orderלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045thatI, the LordH3068,am in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a divisionפְדֻ֔תfe.DutH6304betweenH996My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971.Tomorrowלְמָחָ֥רle.ma.CharH4279thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226will occurיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961.”’”

24Then the LordH3068didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.And there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935greatכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515swarmsעָרֹ֣בa.RoH6157of flies into the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004of PharaohH6547and the housesוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650and the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776waslaidH7843wasteH7843becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the swarmsהֶעָרֹֽב׃he.'a.RoH6157of flies in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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