New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 10:4-12

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.

6Thenyour housesבָתֶּ֜יךָva.Tei.khaH1004will be filledוּמָלְא֨וּu.mal.'UH4390with them,together with the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of allכָל־khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650and the housesוּבָתֵּ֣יu.va.TeiH1004of allכָל־khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714, somethingwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834neitherH3808your fathersH1norH3808your grandfathersH1have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200,from the dayמִיּ֗וֹםmi.YomH3117that theycameהֱיוֹתָם֙he.yo.TamH1961upon the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”And he turnedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and leftוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318 H4480Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

7ThenPharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֜הfar.'OhH6547servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970shall thisזֶ֥הzehH2088man bea snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to us? LetH7971thepeopleH376goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְד֖וּve.ya.'av.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.Do you not yetהֲטֶ֣רֶםha.Te.remH2962realizeתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714is destroyedאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6?”

8So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175were broughtH7725backוַיּוּשַׁ֞בvai.yu.ShavH7725to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,serveעִבְד֖וּ'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!Whoמִ֥יmiH4310specificallyוָמִ֖יva.MiH4310are the ones who are goingהַהֹלְכִֽים׃ha.ho.le.KhimH1980?”

9Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “We shall goנֵלֵ֑ךְne.LekhH1980with our youngבִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּbin.'a.Rei.nuH5288and our oldוּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּu.viz.ke.Nei.nuH2205;with our sonsבְּבָנֵ֨ינוּbe.va.Nei.nuH1121and our daughtersוּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּu.viv.no.Te.nuH1323,with our flocksבְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּbe.tzo.Ne.nuH6629and our herdsוּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙u.viv.ka.Re.nuH1241we shall goנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980, for wemust hold a feastחַג־chag-H2282to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Soכֵ֤ןkhenH3651may the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with you, whenH3512I letH7971you and your littleטַפְּכֶ֑םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945goאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971!WatchH7200outH7200,for evilH7463ison your mindפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃pe.nei.KhemH6440!

11Not soכֵ֗ןKhenH3651!Goלְכֽוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֤אna'H4994, but onlythe menהַגְּבָרִים֙ha.ge.va.RimH1397among you,and serveוְעִבְד֣וּve.'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588that is what you desireמְבַקְשִׁ֑יםme.vak.ShimH1245.” Sothey were drivenH1644outH1644from Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹֽה׃ פfar.'OhH6547presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440.

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “ReachH5186outH5186with your handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027overH5921the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for the locustsבָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הba.'ar.BehH697,so that they may comeוְיַ֖עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927on the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andeatוְיֹאכַל֙ve.yo.KhalH398everyכָּל־kol-H3605plantעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that the hailהַבָּרָֽד׃ha.ba.RadH1259has leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604.”

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