New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 3:17-20

17SoI saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,I will bringאַעֲלֶ֣ה'a.'a.LehH5927you upH5927out of the oppressionמֵעֳנִ֣יme.'o.NiH6040of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthe Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,to a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.”’

18Then they willpayH8085attentionH8085to whatH6963you sayH6963; andyou with the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֨יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478will comeוּבָאתָ֡u.va.TaH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and you will sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ha.'iv.ri.YimH5680,has metנִקְרָ֣הnik.RahH7136with us. So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָּ֞אna'H4994let us goנֵֽלֲכָה־ne.la.khah-H1980athreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִים֙ya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,so that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָ֖הve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.’

19But I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will not permitיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414you to goלַהֲלֹ֑ךְla.ha.LokhH1980,exceptH3808under compulsionבְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃be.Yad cha.za.KahH2389 H3027.

20So I will reachH7971outH7971withMy handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027and strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֣יve.hi.kei.TiH5221EgyptH4714with allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605Mymiraclesנִפְלְאֹתַ֔יnif.le.'o.TaiH6381whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I shall doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213in the midstבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130of it; andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310that he will let you goH7971.

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