New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 3:18-22

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.

21I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the EgyptiansH4714;and it shall be that when you goתֵֽלֵכ֔וּןte.le.KhunH1980,you will not goתֵלְכ֖וּte.le.KhuH1980empty-handedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

22But every womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802shall askוְשָׁאֲלָ֨הve.sha.'a.LahH7592her neighborמִשְּׁכֶנְתָּהּ֙mi.she.khen.TahH7934and the woman who livesוּמִגָּרַ֣תu.mi.ga.RatH1481in her houseבֵּיתָ֔הּbei.TahH1004for articlesכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and articlesוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,and clothingוּשְׂמָלֹ֑תu.se.ma.LotH8071;and you will putוְשַׂמְתֶּ֗םve.sam.TemH7760them on your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323. So you willplunderוְנִצַּלְתֶּ֖םve.ni.tzal.TemH5337the EgyptiansH4714.”

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