New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 9:8-12

8Then the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, “Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947for yourselves handfulsמְלֹ֣א חָפְנֵיכֶ֔םme.Lo' cha.fe.nei.KhemH4393 H2651of sootפִּ֖יחַPi.achH6368from a kilnכִּבְשָׁ֑ןkiv.ShanH3536,and let Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872throwוּזְרָק֥וֹu.ze.ra.KoH2236it toward the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹֽה׃far.'OhH6547.

9It will becomeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961fine dustלְאָבָ֔קle.'a.VakH80overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and will becomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961boilsלִשְׁחִ֥יןlish.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֛חַpo.Re.achH6524out with soresאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76on manהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

10So they tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sootפִּ֣יחַPi.achH6368from a kilnהַכִּבְשָׁ֗ןha.kiv.ShanH3536,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872threwוַיִּזְרֹ֥קvai.yiz.RokH2236it toward the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָהha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064,and it becameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961boilsשְׁחִין֙she.ChinH7822breakingפֹּרֵ֕חַpo.Re.achH6524out with soresאֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת'a.va'.bu.'OtH76on manבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120and beastוּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃u.va.be.he.MahH929.

11Themagiciansהַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗יםha.char.tu.MimH2748couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not standלַעֲמֹ֛דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֑יןha.she.ChinH7822,for the boilsהַשְּׁחִ֔יןha.she.ChinH7822were on the magiciansבַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖םba.char.tu.MimH2748as well as on allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714.

12Andthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hardenedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

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