New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 9:13-16

13Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925up earlyH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and standוְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בve.hit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680, “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

14For thisH2088timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471I will sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַsho.Le.achH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605My plaguesמַגֵּפֹתַי֙ma.ge.fo.TaiH4046on you and your servantsוּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָu.va.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and your peopleוּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָu.ve.'a.Me.khaH5971,soבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668thatyou may knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that thereH369is noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֖נִיka.Mo.niH3644Me in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15For if bynowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258I had putH7971forthH7971My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027and struckוָאַ֥ךְva.'AkhH5221you and your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971with pestilenceבַּדָּ֑בֶרba.Da.verH1698,you would then have been cutH3582offH3582from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16But, indeedוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,for thisH2088reasonבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668I have allowed you toremainהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָhe.'e.mad.Ti.khaH5975,in orderבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668to showהַרְאֹתְךָ֣har.'o.te.KhaH7200you My powerכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581and in orderוּלְמַ֛עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616to proclaimסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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