New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 7:11-22

11Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547alsoגַּם־gam-H1571calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121for thewiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450and thesorcerersוְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםve.lam.kha.she.FimH3784,and they tooגַם־gam-H1571, thesoothsayerH2748priestsH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the sameכֵּֽן׃KenH3651withtheir secretH3909artsH3909.

12For eachH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376threwH7993downוַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuH7993his staffמַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.huH4294,and they turnedוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961into serpentsלְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.NimH8577.But Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294swallowedוַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'H1104their staffsמַטֹּתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

13YetPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַק֙vai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547heartלֵ֣בlevH3820isstubbornכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515;he refusesמֵאֵ֖ןme.'EnH3985to letH7971the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goלְשַׁלַּ֥חle.sha.LachH7971.

15Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֞הpar.'OhH6547in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242justH2009asH2009he is goingH3318outH3318to the waterהַמַּ֔יְמָהha.May.mahH4325,and positionוְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324yourself to meetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him on the bankשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975;and you shall takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027the staffוְהַמַּטֶּ֛הve.ham.ma.TehH4294that was turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into a serpentלְנָחָ֖שׁle.na.ChashH5175.

16Andyou shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680,sentH7971me to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goH7971,so that they may serveוְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niH5647Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.But beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,you have not listenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085upH5704toH5704nowכֹּֽה׃KohH3541.”

17ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “By thisH2088you shall knowתֵּדַ֔עte.Da'H3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am going to strikeמַכֶּ֣ה׀ma.KehH5221the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that is in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975with the staffבַּמַּטֶּ֣הba.ma.TehH4294that is in my handבְּיָדִ֗יbe.ya.DiH3027, andit will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015into bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

18Thenthe fishוְהַדָּגָ֧הve.ha.da.GahH1710that are in the Nileבַּיְאֹ֛רbay.'OrH2975will dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975will stinkוּבָאַ֣שׁu.va.'AshH887,and the EgyptiansH4714willnoH3811longerH3811beH3811ableH3811to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃ סhay.'OrH2975.”’”

19Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֡ן'a.ha.RonH175, ‘Takeקַ֣חkachH3947your staffמַטְּךָ֣ma.te.KhaH4294andextendוּנְטֵֽה־u.ne.teh-H5186your handיָדְךָ֩ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵימֵ֨יmei.MeiH4325of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,overעַֽל־'al-H5921their riversנַהֲרֹתָ֣ם׀na.ha.ro.TamH5104,overעַל־'al-H5921theirstreamsיְאֹרֵיהֶ֣םye.'o.rei.HemH2975,overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921their poolsאַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם'ag.mei.HemH98,and overוְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605their reservoirsמִקְוֵ֥הmik.VehH4723of waterמֵימֵיהֶ֖םmei.mei.HemH4325,so that they may becomeH1961bloodדָ֑םDamH1818;and there will be bloodדָם֙damH1818through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, both in containers ofwoodוּבָעֵצִ֖יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086and in containers ofstoneוּבָאֲבָנִֽים׃u.va.'a.va.NimH68.’”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֜ןve.'a.ha.RonH175didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213justכֵן֩khenH3651 H3512as the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680.And he liftedH7311upH7311the staffבַּמַּטֶּה֙ba.ma.TehH4294and struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the Nileבַּיְאֹ֔רbay.'OrH2975in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and in the sightוּלְעֵינֵ֖יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650; andallכָּל־kol-H3605the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasin the Nileבַּיְאֹ֖רbay.'OrH2975was turnedוַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּvai.ye.ha.fe.KhuH2015into bloodלְדָֽם׃le.DamH1818.

21Then the fishוְהַדָּגָ֨הve.ha.da.GahH1710that werein the Nileבַּיְאֹ֥רbay.'OrH2975diedמֵ֙תָה֙me.tahH4191,and the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975stankוַיִּבְאַ֣שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887,so that the EgyptiansH4714couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975.And the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818was through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22But the soothsayerH2748priestsH2748of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the sameכֵ֛ןkhenH3651with their secretH3909artsH3909;and Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heartלֵב־lev-H3820washardenedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388,and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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