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Exodus 4:18-28

18Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872departedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725tohis father-in-lawH2860Jethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994,let me goאֵ֣לְכָה'E.le.khahH1980,that I may returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200if they are stillהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.”And Jethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.”

19Now the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980backשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, forallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376who were seekingהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191.”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121and mountedוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them on a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872also tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947thestaffמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21And the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, “When you goבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙be.lekh.te.KhaH1980backלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that you performוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the wondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in yourpowerבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027; butI will hardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820so that he will not letH7971the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22Then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is My sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,My firstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060.

23So I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to you, ‘LetH7971My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971so that he may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647Me’; but you have refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to letH7971him goלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971.Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I am going to killהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,your firstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.”’”

24But it cameH1961aboutH1961at the overnightH4411encampmentH4411on the wayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298Moses, andsoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to putH4191him toH4191deathH4191.

25So Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a flintצֹ֗רTzorH6864and cutוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772offH3772her son’sבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190andthrewוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060it at Moses’ feetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272;and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “You are indeedכִּ֧יkiH3588a groomחֲתַן־cha.tan-H2860of bloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818to me!”

26So He leftH7503him aloneH7503.At that timeאָ֚ז'azH227she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, “You area groomחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860of bloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818”--because of the circumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

27Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.”So he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him at themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

28Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with whichH834He had sentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the signsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226that He had commandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him to do.

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