New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 10:1-5

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Goבֹּ֖אbo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, for I havehardenedהִכְבַּ֤דְתִּיhikh.Bad.tiH3513his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820and the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616I mayperformשִׁתִ֛יshi.TiH7896theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428signsאֹתֹתַ֥י'o.to.TaiH226of Mineamongבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.bovH7130them,

2andthat you may tellתְּסַפֵּר֩te.sa.PerH5608in thepresenceבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of your sonH1121,and of your grandsonH1121,howאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH854 H834I madeH5953aH5953mockeryH5953of the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iperformedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760My signsאֹתֹתַ֖י'o.to.TaiH226among them,so that you may knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

3So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֮ve.'a.ha.RonH175wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will you refuseמֵאַ֔נְתָּme.'An.taH3985tohumbleלֵעָנֹ֖תle.'a.NotH6031yourself beforeמִפָּנָ֑יmi.pa.NaiH4480 H6440Me?LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ve.Ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me.

4For ifאִם־'im-H518you refuseמָאֵ֥ןma.'EnH3986to letH7971My peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971goלְשַׁלֵּ֣חַle.sha.Le.achH7971,beholdH2009,tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935locustsאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH697into your territoryבִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃big.vu.Le.khaH1366.

5And they will coverוְכִסָּה֙ve.khi.SahH3680the surfaceעֵ֣ין'einH5869of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808one will beH3201ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They will also eatוְאָכַ֣ל׀ve.'a.KhalH398the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of whatH6413has survivedH6413--what is leftהַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604to you from the hailהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259--and they will eatוְאָכַל֙ve.'a.KhalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of yours which growsהַצֹּמֵ֥חַha.tzo.Me.achH6779in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

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