New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 8:6-17

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.

7Themagiciansהַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖יםha.char.tu.MimH2748didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the sameכֵ֥ןkhenH3651with their secretH3909artsH3909,making frogsH6854comeוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up on the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Then PharaohH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for MosesH4872and AaronH175and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Entreatהַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'.Ti.ruH6279the LordH3068that He removeוְיָסֵר֙ve.ya.SerH5493the frogsH6854from me and from my peopleוּמֵֽעַמִּ֑יu.me.'a.MiH5971; andI will letH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goוַאֲשַׁלְּחָה֙va.'a.sha.le.ChahH7971,that they may sacrificeוְיִזְבְּח֖וּve.yiz.be.ChuH2076to the LordH3068.”

9MosesH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹה֮le.far.'OhH6547, “The honorהִתְפָּאֵ֣רhit.pa.'ErH6286is yours to tell me: whenלְמָתַ֣י׀le.ma.TaiH4970shall I entreatאַעְתִּ֣יר'a'.TirH6279for you and your servantsוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ve.la.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔u.le.'a.me.KhaH5971,that the frogsH6854bedestroyedלְהַכְרִית֙le.hakh.RitH3772from you and your housesH1004, thatthey may be leftתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604onlyH7534in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975?”

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279.”So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “May it beaccording to your wordכִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔kid.Va.re.khaH1697,that you may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that thereH369isnoH369oneH369like the Lordכַּיהוָ֥הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Thefrogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854will departוְסָר֣וּve.sa.RuH5493from you and your housesוּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָu.mib.Ba.Tei.khaH1004and your servantsוּמֵעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.me.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּמֵעַמֶּ֑ךָu.me.'a.Me.khaH5971;they will be leftתִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ti.sha.'Ar.nahH7604onlyH7534in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975.”

12Then MosesH4872and AaronH175wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andMosesH4872criedוַיִּצְעַ֤קvai.yitz.'AkH6817to the LordH3068concerningעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He hadinflictedשָׂ֥םsamH7760upon Pharaohלְפַרְעֹֽה׃le.far.'OhH6547.

13The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and the frogsהַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםhatz.far.de.'ImH6854diedוַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙vai.ya.Mu.tuH4191out of the housesהַבָּתִּ֥יםha.ba.TimH1004,the courtsהַחֲצֵרֹ֖תha.cha.tze.RotH2691,and the fieldsהַשָּׂדֹֽת׃ha.sa.DotH7704.

14So they piledוַיִּצְבְּר֥וּvai.yitz.be.RuH6651them in heapsH2563,and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776becameH887foulH887.

15But when PharaohH6547sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there was reliefהָֽרְוָחָ֔הha.re.va.ChahH7309, hehardenedוְהַכְבֵּד֙ve.hakh.BedH3513his heartH3820anddid not listenH8085to them, as the LordH3068had saidH1696.

16Then the LordH3068saidH559to MosesH4872, “SayH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Stretchנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186out your staffמַטְּךָ֔ma.te.KhaH4294and strikeוְהַ֖ךְve.HakhH5221the dustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that it may becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961gnatsלְכִנִּ֖םle.khi.NimH3654through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.’”

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.

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