New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 8:24-27

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.

25PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and Aaronוּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןu.le.'a.ha.RonH175and saidH559, “Goלְכ֛וּle.KhuH1980,sacrificeH2076to your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖םle.lo.hei.KhemH430within the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

26But MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is not rightנָכוֹן֙na.khOnH3559to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,for we will sacrificeנִזְבַּ֖חniz.BachH2076to the LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430what isan abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005we sacrificeנִזְבַּ֞חniz.BachH2076what is an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,will they not then stoneיִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃yis.ke.Lu.nuH5619us?

27We must goנֵלֵ֖ךְne.LekhH1980athreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057and sacrificeוְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ve.za.Vach.nuH2076to the LordH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430as Hecommandsיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559us.”

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