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Exodus 7:17-25

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.

23Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808concernשָׁ֥ת לִבּ֖וֹshat li.BoH7896 H3820evenגַּם־gam-H1571for thisH2088.

24So allכָל־khol-H3605the EgyptiansH4714dugוַיַּחְפְּר֧וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439the Nileהַיְאֹ֖רhay.'OrH2975for waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkלִשְׁתּ֑וֹתlish.TotH8354,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֔תlish.TotH8354from the waterמִמֵּימֵ֖יmi.mei.MeiH4325of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

25Sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117passedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had struckהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃ פhay.'OrH2975.

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