New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 9:8-17

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.

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.

17Stillעוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH5750you exaltמִסְתּוֹלֵ֣לmis.to.LelH5549yourself against My peopleבְּעַמִּ֑יbe.'a.MiH5971by not lettingH7971them goשַׁלְּחָֽם׃sha.le.ChamH7971.

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